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Texas Cops ID Campus Shooter as Student, 19
 Texas Cops ID Campus  
 Shooter as Student, 19 
'showed no signs'
Sep 28, 2010 7:30 PM CDT

Texas Cops ID Campus Shooter as Student, 19

Sophomore Colton Tooley killed himself

(Newser) - The gunman who killed himself with an AK-47 at the University of Texas today has been identified as a 19-year-old sophomore at the school. Colton Tooley was a smart kid who "showed no signs at all, whatsover," a family spokesman tells the Austin American-Statesman . “He wouldn’t...

Shooting at Univ. of Texas; 1 Dead in Apparent Suicide

Police working to rule out possibility of second suspect

(Newser) - A ski mask-clad gunman toting an AK-47 opened fire on the University of Texas' Austin campus today before killing himself in a library, police say. No other victims have been reported. Police locked down the campus for several hours before giving the all clear, though the Austin American-Statesman says they...

Broncos' Kenny McKinley Dead in Apparent Suicide

23-year-old wide receiver found too late in Denver home

(Newser) - Denver Broncos wide receiver Kenny McKinley has been found dead at his home from what police believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The 23-year-old athlete, who had been on the team's injured reserve list since early August with a knee injury, had recently returned from a visit to family in...

Cops Hunt 'Cult,' Suspect Suicide Mission

Religious group left behind notes that talked of 'going to heaven'

(Newser) - California cops are hunting a breakaway religious group they call "cult-like" after five adults and at least eight kids went missing last night—leaving behind deeds, cellphones, final notes that referred to "going to heaven," and the strong indication they were on a mass suicide mission, reports...

Cops: Bound Dead Man at LAX Killed Himself

He's found in airport bathroom with hands tied, bag over head

(Newser) - A man found dead in a bathroom stall at Los Angeles International Airport with a bag over his head and his hands tied behind his back appears to have killed himself, police say. The man, who had a history of mental illness, seems to have placed a plastic bag over...

Brain Injury Eyed in Penn Player's Suicide

Concussion-related brain disease found in Owen Thomas, 21

(Newser) - Doctors have discovered signs of a trauma-related brain disease in a University of Pennsylvania football player who killed himself earlier this year. The doctor who conducted the autopsy on Owen Thomas says that while chronic traumatic encephalopathy—CTE—shouldn't be considered the main cause of the 21-year-old athlete's suicide, the...

Suicides Cost Japan $32B
 Suicides Cost Japan $32B 
Sep 8, 2010 4:16 AM CDT

Suicides Cost Japan $32B

Depression, suicides exact huge toll on Japanese economy

(Newser) - Suicides and depression cost Japan the equivalent of $32 billion last year, according to government officials there. The staggeringly high figure was arrived at by calculating the cost of treatment and the lost earnings of the 32,000 people who killed themselves in Japan last year, the BBC reports. The...

Erica Blasberg Death Ruled a Suicide

Golfer died of asphyxia, OD'd on prescription meds

(Newser) - Nevada police have ruled the death of LPGA golfer Erica Blasberg a suicide, but are also charging her doctor with obstruction of justice. Dr. Thomas Hess found Blasberg's dead body in her Las Vegas home on May 9 and allegedly removed items from the crime scene before police arrived, then...

Man Commits Suicide While Sleepwalking

And this isn't the first time that's happened, doctors say

(Newser) - Tobias Wong had no apparent reason to commit suicide. He had a rising career as a designer and conceptual artist, and was in a stable, loving relationship. “We were always thinking about our future,” says boyfriend Tim Dubitsky. “We wanted kids. We wanted to find a house....

Man Commits Suicide in Concert Stage Dive

Falls three stories at Swell Season show

(Newser) - The audience of a Swell Season concert, including children, watched a man apparently commit suicide last night. The unidentified man died after climbing onto the roof, running to the edge, and jumping off to the stage, three stories below. “At first, we thought it was a dummy or part...

Markoff Wrote Ex's Name in Blood on Wall

Scrawled a second word that looked like 'pocket'

(Newser) - As he lay dying by his own hand on what should have been his first wedding anniversary, the alleged “Craigslist Killer” scrawled his former fiancé’s name in blood on the wall of his cell, sources tell ABC News . Philip Markoff also tried to write a second word,...

Accused 'Craigslist Killer' Stabbed, Suffocated Himself

Reportedly used a plastic bag, pen

(Newser) - Accused Craigslist killer Philip Markoff was found with a plastic bag tied over his head and puncture wounds on his neck and both ankles. A law enforcement officer says Markoff cut one of his arteries, with sources telling the Boston Herald that he used a pen and his medical-school knowledge...

Border Patrol Sees Spike in Suicides

15 agents have taken their own lives since Feb. 2008

(Newser) - The agency that patrols our nations borders is grappling with a rise in suicide among its agents. After going nearly four years without a single suicide, records obtained by the AP show that at least 15 agents have killed themselves since February 2008, the Border Patrol's biggest spike in the...

Creeps Took Pics of Dying Girl After Suicide Leap

(Newser) - As 15-year-old Robyn Nixon lay dying on the pavement after jumping from the top of a multi-story car park, some callous bystanders took photographs of her on their cellphones. The British teen made the decision to take her own life after being excluded from a group of friends and breaking...

Suicide Dad Kills Toddler Daughters, Wife

They all 'seemed so happy,' says friend

(Newser) - A distraught British dad fatally stabbed his toddler daughters and wife, then hanged himself from a banister in the family home, according to law enforcement authorities. The bodies were found by the girls' visiting grandmother, who discovered her granddaughters, ages 1 and 2, tucked under a duvet on a bed,...

Another Foxconn Worker Dead in Possible Suicide

Employee fell off company dorm building

(Newser) - Foxconn, the beleaguered Chinese company that produces products for Apple, Dell, HP, Sony, and other international electronics giants, has suffered what looks like another suicide. A man fell from a dormitory building to his death today, according to the official Xinhua news agency, and officials are investigating.

Army Suicides Spike in June
 Army Suicides Spike in June 
Jul 16, 2010 7:50 AM CDT

Army Suicides Spike in June

Hit highest point since Vietnam

(Newser) - More soldiers committed suicide in June than in any single month since the Vietnam era, according to statistics released yesterday. A total of 32 killed themselves, including seven on active duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. It isn’t an isolated occurrence either—145 soldiers have killed themselves this year, more...

Crime Doesn't Rise During Full Moon

Legendary link is just that—a legend: criminal justice experts

(Newser) - Crime rises with the temperature and climbs during weekends—but not during the time of the full moon, illuminating new research reveals. Crime statistics for San Antonio helped criminologists shed some light on the deeply entrenched belief in what the researchers called "the lunar-crime relationship," reports USA Today ...

Jobless Flood Suicide Hotlines

Calls spike 18% from January to May

(Newser) - Calls to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline have spiked precipitously this year, likely indicating a surge in actual suicides. The official suicide rate always lags by several years, but the Lifeline says calls jumped 18% from January to May, reaching an all-time high of 59,500. It’s possible that’...

Gulf Cleanup Captain Commits Suicide

Spill taking heavy emotional toll on fishing communities

(Newser) - A charter boat captain hired to help with the Gulf cleanup effort killed himself on board his vessel yesterday. Allen "Rookie" Kruse had been running fishing tours from an Alabama port for more than 20 years. Friends and family say the 55-year-old had become despondent over the spill's impact...

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