Murder-suicide doc linked to N.C. homicide
New York Daily News
New Jersey doctor who killed colleague and then himself may also be connected to girlfriend’s murder in North Carolina
Authorities trying to determine if same gun was used to kill both victims
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Friday, April 13, 2012
VOORHEES, N.J.
The girlfriend of a military doctor who killed a former New Jersey colleague, then himself, was found fatally shot in her apartment in North Carolina, authorities said Thursday. Ballistics tests will determine if the same gun was used in both crimes.
Dr. Giocondo Navek, 39, ambushed Dr. Payman Houshmandpour, 32, in his car outside his home in this Philadelphia suburb as he was leaving for work Wednesday morning. Minutes later, Navek killed himself when police stopped his vehicle just a mile away.
Authorities said the body of Shawna Dianne Givens, 35, was found at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in her apartment in Fayetteville, N.C., after she failed to show up for work. Givens was believed to have been killed days earlier.
Navek was an Army physician at Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, according to Shannon Lynch, a spokesperson for the medical center. He worked in the acute minor illness clinic, akin to an urgent care center after hours.
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Showing posts with label Fort Bragg protest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fort Bragg protest. Show all posts
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Fort Bragg Protest Calls Attention To Crimes Against Female Soldiers
Bragg protest blames military culture in deaths
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Oct 9, 2008 9:06:24 EDT
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Protesters gathered outside a gate at the Army’s Fort Bragg to draw attention to the deaths of female soldiers this year because of domestic violence.
The protesters were critical of the military culture they said makes it difficult for a female soldier to tell a commander that she is being threatened, The Fayetteville Observer reported Thursday.
Retired Col. Ann Wright said during the Wednesday event that the military must address the issue. Protesters also criticized the military bureaucracy that they said minimizes sexual assault complaints.
Military spokesmen have said officials don’t see a pattern in recent deaths and that the safety of female soldiers is an important issue.
In addition to three female soldiers from Fort Bragg killed since June, the burned body of a pregnant female Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune was found in January.
“I am here to say that our military must address this,” said Wright, who served 29 years in the Army and was stationed at Bragg for three years.
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http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/10/ap_braggprotest_100908/
The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Oct 9, 2008 9:06:24 EDT
FORT BRAGG, N.C. — Protesters gathered outside a gate at the Army’s Fort Bragg to draw attention to the deaths of female soldiers this year because of domestic violence.
The protesters were critical of the military culture they said makes it difficult for a female soldier to tell a commander that she is being threatened, The Fayetteville Observer reported Thursday.
Retired Col. Ann Wright said during the Wednesday event that the military must address the issue. Protesters also criticized the military bureaucracy that they said minimizes sexual assault complaints.
Military spokesmen have said officials don’t see a pattern in recent deaths and that the safety of female soldiers is an important issue.
In addition to three female soldiers from Fort Bragg killed since June, the burned body of a pregnant female Marine stationed at Camp Lejeune was found in January.
“I am here to say that our military must address this,” said Wright, who served 29 years in the Army and was stationed at Bragg for three years.
go here for more
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/10/ap_braggprotest_100908/
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