Man Goes on a Killing Spree (blog post 10)

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/29/justice/texas-terrell-killings/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Charles Brownlow, 36, was arrested Tuesday after being linked to 5 deaths near the city of Dallas.

        Three women, a man and another person were killed and at least three of them were shot.

        Police were first called to a home for a report that woman was shot in the head.

        Minutes later the authorities got a call from a house a few blocks away were on fire. Another woman’s body was found after the firefighters put out the fire.

        Brownlow fired off several shots about a mile and a half from the burned home. No one was injured. He then fled in a car witnesses explain to police.

        Soon after police were told that woman matching Brownlow’s description fired shots in a nearby home. Police found a man and woman shot dead and a 3 year old boy was lying down safely in a bed at the home.

        The fifth victim was a convenience store worker was found dead at Ali’s Market in nearby Terrell.

        Police found Brownlow after a car chase and arrested him.

        I don’t know what could have caused him to got on a killing spree…people is crazy these days.

Man Killed a Family of Five (blog post 9)

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/28/justice/new-york-mass-stabbing/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

 

A man accused of killing a family of 5, a mother and four children, is set to be arraigned on murder charges NYPD officer Christopher Pisano said.

 

          Mingdong Chen, 25, told officials about his stabbing spree on Saturday. Chen said he used a butcher’s knife which was retrieved from the apartment where the crime took place.

 

          Police are working to figure out what could have set off Chen who was staying with the family for about a week.

 

          Chen has no criminal record in New York City, but he was charged with first degree murder and four counts of second degree murder as well as criminal possession of a weapon.

 

          Chen also assaulted an officer who was attempting to arrest him.

 

          I like how the author grabbed the reader’s attention with the title. The angle was to make is seem as Chen was a crazy psychopath killer because what caused him to kill the family is unknown.

 

 

Two convicted murderers escaspe from Prison ( blog week 8)

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/16/us/florida-inmates-mistakenly-freed/index.html?iref=allsearch 

         The state of Florida mistakenly releases two inmates that should still be serving time. They are still trying to locate the two inmates.

 

          Charles Walker and Joseph Jenkins, both 34, are labeled as “escapees” by authorities even though their release was a mistake that the court made.

 

          Both men were convicted murderers.

 

          They were released because of fraudulent modifications that the court made.

 

          They haven’t yet found the two men who could potentially be dangerous.

 

          I like the angle the author made to get the reader’s attention by saying that two convicted murderers escaped from prison.

School Bus hijacked in Arkansas (blog post 7)

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/17/justice/arkansas-school-bus-hijacked/index.html?hpt=hp_t2


Nicholas John Miller, 22, hijacked a school bus with a knife on Thursday morning, in Arkansas.

Miller was arrested after the incident. He took the school bus with 11 elementary school students and the bus driver in the Little Rock suburb of Jacksonville and ended the 10 mile chase in nearby Cabot, Jacksonville.

The incidentbegan when Miller demanded a car from a woman who didn't have one. Then the school bus stopped nearby and Miller, armed with a knife, took the drivers seat.

The woman called the police who eventually were able to get the bus to stop approximately 20 minutes after the hijack began.

"We were able to get the bus stopped. The suspect was taken into custody and nobody was injured," police offecer Boyd said.

I like how the writer got our attention by titling the article "School bus Hijacked in Arkansas". The angle was to focus on assuring the audience that the children were safe.

Miriam Carey Shot Dead on Thursday (blog post 6)

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/04/politics/u-s-capitol-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Police investigating why 34 year old Miriam Carey of Stamford, Connecticut crashed into barricades neat the U.S. capitol found meds in her home to treat Schizophrenia and other mental disorders.

            Carey was shot dead on Thursday.

            Carey drove her Infiniti up to a barrier at 15^th and E street checkpoint and was approached by SSO (Secret Service Officers). She turned around and ran into a barrier and backed into an officer before driving off.

            Police reported that the car was speeding down Pennsylvania Ave. in the direction of he Capitol and was stopped by security vehicles. At thi9s point officers began firing at the vehicle. Several shots hit Miriam Carey who was later pronounced dead.

            What shocked the nation was that a 1 year old child was in the front seat of the car, but luckily was unharmed.

            The author gets the readers attention by using violence and an exciting story. That usually keeps the readers attention.

            I think that even though the lady was crazy she probably had an alternative reason for doing what she did, who knows?