(Las Vegas, Nevada) In the past month, there have been five separate incidents of murder-suicide in Las Vegas.
Homicide Lt. Lew Roberts, speaking in general terms, said several of the recent cases can be traced to the same cause.1) August 7 - Phil Testa, 74, fatally shot his wife Angelina, 79, then himself.
"At this point it appears that maybe the economy is starting to take effect, which is something we haven't seen before," he said.
2) August 16 - Susan Kapfer, 50, fatally shot her husband Mike then herself.
3) August 19 - Jose Zergara Rodriguez, 20, fatally shot Edith Corona, 19, then himself.
4) August 20 - Steven Becker, 56, shot and killed Shannon Larkin, 48, before killing himself.
5) August 20 - Donald Romano, 74, fatally shot Barbara Romano, 74, then himself.
Nevadans are killing themselves and their loved ones due to the economy while one of the politicians, Sen. Harry Reid, who arguably put the state and the nation in recession is seeking reelection in November and polling indicates he has a chance at another term. Sheesh!
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