Midland, Mich. – A 17-year-old shot his ex-girlfriend four times Wednesday morning in the parking lot of her central Michigan high school and then fatally shot himself in the head, authorities said.
Police in Midland identified the gunman as David Turner and the victim as Jessica Forsyth, also 17. She was reportedly in serious but stable condition.
Police said the two had arranged to meet at the school to talk. Police said they did not know what had motivated Turner to pull out a gun and shoot Forsyth and then himself.
The shooting came just hours after a 16-year-old boy fatally shot himself shortly after 7 a.m. in the band hall of Greenville (Texas) High School. He died at a hospital, said Lori Philyaw, a city spokeswoman in Greenville, which is about 50 miles northeast of Dallas.
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SALT LAKE CITY
Grand jury indicts sect leader Jeffs
A federal grand jury on Wed nesday indicted polygamous sect leader Warren S. Jeffs on one count of unlawful flight to avoid prosecution, a charge punishable by up to five years in prison.
Jeffs currently faces charges in Utah and Arizona related to allegedly officiating at marriages involving underage girls.
U.S. Attorney for Utah Brett Tolman said Jeffs’ influence in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints contributed to the decision to proceed with prosecution.
Jeffs was caught Aug. 28 during a traffic stop on Interstate 15 north of Las Vegas, ending a 14-month run as a federal fugitive – including a three-month stint on the FBI’s Top 10 Most Wanted fugitive list.
WASHINGTON
Ex-Navy sailor held on terrorism charges
A former Navy sailor was arrested on terrorism charges Wednesday for alleging mishandling classified information that ended up in the hands of a suspected terrorism financier.
Hassan Abujihaad, 31, was arrested in his hometown of Phoenix in a case that began in Connecticut and has stretched across the country and into Europe and the Middle East.
Abujihaad is charged in the same case as Babar Ahmad, a British computer specialist accused of running websites to raise money for terrorism.
During the Ahmad investigation, investigators discovered computer files containing classified information about the positions of U.S. Navy ships and discussing their susceptibility to attack. Abujihaad served on the USS Benfold.
WASHINGTON
Ex-Iranian official aiding U.S. agencies
A former Iranian deputy defense minister who once commanded the Revolutionary Guard has left his country and is cooperating with Western intelligence agencies, providing information on Hezbollah and Iran’s ties to the organization, according to a senior U.S. official.
Ali Rez Asgari disappeared last month during a visit to Turkey. Iranian officials suggested Wed nesday that he may have been kidnapped by Israel or the U.S. The U.S. official said Asgari is cooperating of his own free will.
Asgari served in the Iranian government until early 2005 under then-President Mohammad Khatami. His background suggests that he would have deep knowledge of Iran’s national security infrastructure, conventional weapons arsenal and ties to Hezbollah in south Lebanon.
