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FATALITY REVIEW The statewide team convened four meetings during the 2016-2017 fiscal year. In addition to reviewing data from the local teams and discussing recommendations, the team conducted a review of a 2016 murder/suicide. This review is based on information from law enforcement, including police reports, media reports and the statewide team’s interview with the law enforcement agency that investigated the homicide/suicide. In May 2016, P.L., age 60, was murdered in the garage of her home in a 55 and older community by W.N., age 51, a man she dated in the past. P.L. was attempting to end her relationship with W.N. during the six months preceding her death. As P.L. entered the garage, W.N. shot her. P.L. ran out of the garage after being shot and collapsed on the lawn. Although she was transported to a hospital, she was unable to be resuscitated. W.N. was found inside of the home; he had completed suicide using the same gun. P.L. is remembered as a sweet, friendly, and upbeat person who is deeply missed by her friends and family due to this horrific tragedy. The team identified the following information relevant to its review: • P.L. and W.N.10 dated intermittently for over a year. At the time of the homicide, P.L. was attempting to permanently end her relationship with W.N. • They did not reside together at the time of the fatality, but may have lived together in the past. • W.N. was named a respondent in a temporary Injunction for Protection filed by one of his previous wives. The order was dismissed due to insufficient evidence. • P.L. filed criminal mischief and petit theft charges against W.N. in October 2015 after he smashed the front glass door of her house and stole her cell phone. He then fled before law enforcement arrived on the scene. The case was closed two days later when P.L. informed law enforcement that W.N. had returned her phone and agreed to pay for the repairs to the door. 10Out of respect for the victim, the perpetrator, and their families, the initials of the victim and perpetrator have been changed. 10 FACES OF FATALITY / JUNE 2016 www.fcadv.org


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