Man shoots girlfriend, kills her daughter and then self in Whatcom County Washington

[depakid]

A man shot and wounded his girlfriend, killed her 14-year-old daughter and then took his own life at a home in Maple Falls. Whatcom County Sheriff Bill Elfo did not immediately identify the man. However, The Bellingham Herald says others have identified him as the homeowner, 41-year-old Sean D. Wilson, a Whatcom County planning commissioner.

The sheriff said the woman ran to a neighbor's house to call 911 at 3:19 a.m. Thursday. When deputies arrived at the home about 20 miles northeast of Bellingham they found the bodies of the man and Felicity Boonstra, a student at Mount Baker Junior High. Her mother Rebecca Boonstra was taken to St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham and is expected to survive.

Elfo said deputies have been to the home at least once before, in March 2008, for domestic violence. According to The Herald, a few minutes before the shooting was reported, the girl posted on her Facebook page that it was the third night in a row of yelling and fighting in her home. "I just want to leave this house and be with my (real) dad," she wrote.

More: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2010737708_apwawhatcomcountyshooting4thldwritethru.html

[Skittles]

1. I felt the same way that girl did at age 14

I guess I'm lucky my dad only shot himself

[cherokeeprogressive]

3. Oh I am so sorry.

My six year old was the deciding factor in my decision to leave her Mom. I agonized over that decision for months. She would come to whatever room we were in as soon as she heard us talking, because nearly every discussion turned into a screaming match. She would get between us and try to be the mediator. I didn't even notice that at first.

I used to walk her to school every morning. When I made up my mind to leave, I decided to tell her first. I told her on the way to school one morning that Mommy and Daddy weren't going to be living together any longer. She stopped in her tracks, holding my hand, and made me stop too. She looked up to me, with her little bottom lip trembling, and asked me if that meant that we weren't going to argue any longer. I told her yes. Her eyes lit up, her lip stopped trembling, and she was suddenly a happy little girl again. Her only response was "Will you live close so I can come see you?"

From that day until now, I've been the luckiest guy in the world. Last Christmas, she, then 17 years old, decided to "come out" to me. I made it a small issue. Then she asked me to come down off of my mountain and be there when she told her mom.

You have my permission to kick my ziplining ass, Skittles. Lunch is on me.

[Skittles]

14. aw you sound like an awesome dad, cherokee

my family disintegrated when I was 14 - dad was taken away for a year, I was sent to live with alcoholic aunt and uncle 4000 miles away (from England to Iowa - I slept on their couch and babysat their baby and toddler) - the stress was enormous. It completely sucks for a teenager to have that much on their shoulders.

[eqfan592]

2. Indian student stabbed to death in Australia.

"Melbourne: Detectives in Australia have said they are working on some leads in the stabbing death of an Indian student here and are keen to talk a person who jumped into a taxi near the murder spot that night."

http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_australian-police-working-on-leads-in-nitin-garg-murder-case_1332270

Worse yet for Australia, this and other attacks appear to be having a pretty negative impact on Indian/Australian relationships.

Perhaps Australia should look into a knife ban?

[RaleighNCDUer]

4. What thefuck has that got to do with anything?

This is America, goddamit, where we SHOOT our loved ones.

[lbrtbell]

8. Would you rather he had stabbed them?

If someone's crazy enough to kill his loved ones and/or himself, he'll get the job done with or without a gun. Personally, I'd rather be shot once than stabbed multiple times.

[aquart]

10. Oh, me too.

Having been mugged multiple ways, nothing frightened me like a very small knife. Because I knew it wouldn't have to kill me, just slice away.

Guns may freeze my blood and unhinge my nervous tongue, but knives terrify me.

[rd_kent]

17. It has EVERYTHING to do with the point depakid is trying to make.

The fact that guns are banned in Australia where depakid is, does NOT prevent people from killing each other.


THAT is what the fuck is has to do with it.

[proteus_lives]

5. Don't give them any ideas.

Grabbers take that shit seriously.

Hell, in Britain they're one step away from taking away everyone's scissors.

[eqfan592]

12. Sad, but true.

I guess it's hard to break the mindset of crime being the fault of an inanimate object rather than the fault of a series of complex socioeconomic issues. People like depakid can't deal with that thought, so they fear (and attempt to instill fear in) an inanimate object instead of deal with the much more complex issues behind crime. Apparently, it's the "civilized" thing to do.

[rd_kent]

18. In Britain, you have to show ID to buy kitchen cutlery! It is insane!

[GreenStormCloud]

20. One store chain requires ID for spoons. N/T

[proteus_lives]

21. Madness.

Big Brother lives.

[proteus_lives]

6. What's your point?

That millions of American gun owners should lose their rights because of one man's criminal acts?

Edit: I meant should ALL Americans lose their rights because of one man's criminal actions.

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[freeplessinseattle]

9. used to volunteer at the DV shelter for Whatcom co.

lots of scary people in Whatcom, what goes on behind closed doors is shocking. all over the world, all the time. it haunts me.

I remember in 4 years two women killed by their exes. with guns. a big deal for a smallish town. One was at the community college. the woman's name was Krystal.

my ex happened to be the one who stopped him, jumping on him from a building he was doing construction on as the POS was trying to get away on his motorcycle. took all he could not to beat the crap out of him. helped that the dean himself came running out to subdue the monster. even scarier was he had first stopped at the school daycare to get their kids but they weren't there that day.

[GreenStormCloud]

11. How will taking my guns away from me help them?

My guns are not a threat to anyone, unless they attack me.

[PavePusher]

13. OMG! You have ebil "Assault guns"!?!?!? n/t

[GreenStormCloud]

15. LOL. The English language can be tricky at times.

I had to read that three time before I caught it.

[PavePusher]

16. I've got a nasty head cold...

and my brain is really twisting my sense of humour right now. I've had to have about 7 or 8 pretty obvious jokes detail-stripped for me in the last two days...

:silly:

[Euromutt]

19. Well, obviously this was * completely* unforeseen

<Sheriff> Elfo said deputies have been to the home at least once before, in March 2008, for domestic violence. According to The Herald, a few minutes before the shooting was reported, the girl posted on her Facebook page that it was the third night in a row of yelling and fighting in her home.

Clearly, nobody could have seen this coming. The guy just snapped, and if only he hadn't had a gun, everything would have been fine.

At least one domestic violence call? Nothing to worry about. Three nights of fighting? Perfectly normal. There's no way the guy could have stabbed or beaten the women to death; that never happens.

[Buzz cook]

22. Well..

The little bitch should have been armed then she'd be alive today./sarcasm.

[OttavaKarhu]

23. Funny how pathological families act pathologically, huh?

And law abiding families act law abiding.