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msmith198025
October 12th, 2009, 09:03 AM
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33251920/ns/us_news-life?GT1=43001


A man who thought there was an intruder in his house shot and killed his fiancee the day before they were to be married, police said Friday.

"Right now everything points to a tragic accident," Police Chief Kevin Brunelle told The Associated Press, adding investigators were awaiting forensic results.

John Tabutt, 62, told investigators he got his gun when he thought he heard an intruder, then fired at a figure in the hallway, according to Brunelle. It was Tabutt's live-in fiancee, 62-year-old Nancy Dinsmore, who family members say he was going to marry Saturday. Tabutt told authorities he thought she was next to him in bed the whole time.
Sad story
Bob Haller
October 12th, 2009, 10:05 AM
guns should be secured at all times............
msmith198025
October 12th, 2009, 10:13 AM
guns should be secured at all times............

Yes, they should be secured. However, who was he securing them from in this case? HE is the one that got it and shot. Securing it would have made no difference here IMO.
HD MM
October 13th, 2009, 10:01 AM
Why is he firing at a "shadowy figure"??

Any gun owner needs to be a responsible gun owner. Before you pull the trigger to kill someone, you damn well better be sure that victim deserves it or intends to harm you. Otherwise, you may end up killing someone you love, which seems to be the case here.
msmith198025
October 13th, 2009, 10:21 AM
Why is he firing at a "shadowy figure"??

Any gun owner needs to be a responsible gun owner. Before you pull the trigger to kill someone, you damn well better be sure that victim deserves it or intends to harm you. Otherwise, you may end up killing someone you love, which seems to be the case here.

I agree. It seems obvious to us from the outside looking in