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Utah officer who killed family used service weapon
AP via Yahoo! News ^ | 7/7/14 | BRADY McCOMBS

Posted on 07/07/2014 12:57:01 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah police officer used his service weapon when he killed his wife, two children and his mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself in January, authorities said Monday.

An investigation completed by Spanish Fork City Police was unable to determine Lindon police officer Joshua Boren's exact motive, Lt. Matt Johnson said. But investigators did learn Boren, 34, and his wife were having marital problems.

Toxicology reports from the autopsy show Boren had no drugs or alcohol in his system, and he had no history of violence or mental illness, Johnson said.

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To: null and void

Not sure this is in your mandate since it’s not line-of-duty.


21 posted on 07/07/2014 2:26:02 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: servo1969

Bet he doesn’t do it again.


22 posted on 07/07/2014 2:26:52 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows (You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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To: Slings and Arrows

DV issues with cops is terrible because there is no place to go and hide. That is from national DV experts. One has to place the spouse in witness protection, I kid you not.


23 posted on 07/07/2014 2:53:53 PM PDT by Chickensoup (Leftist totalitarian fascism is on the move.)
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To: servo1969; Slings and Arrows
“he had no history of violence or mental illness”

Yet he had a history of drugging his wife with Ambien, raping her, and videotaping it. Go figure.

24 posted on 07/07/2014 2:57:30 PM PDT by Scoutmaster (Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me?)
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To: Ken H

Wow! Such a beautiful wife and kids.

What a shame...


25 posted on 07/07/2014 3:08:29 PM PDT by Delta Dawn (Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
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