Pregnant Wife Of Soldier In Iraq Shot In Head

ChannelCincinnati ^ | November 16, 2004

[TERMINATTOR]

Police: Suspect Said He Wanted To Kill Someone

WEST MANCHESTER TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- A Pennsylvania man is charged with shooting the pregnant wife of a soldier in Iraq, just because -- according to police -- he wanted to kill somebody.

Police said Noel Gomez (pictured, left), 19, shot the woman late Sunday night.

Julia Cook, 21, of New York, remains hospitalized at a hospital in York. She is listed in serious condition after being shot in the head with a shotgun.

Cook's husband is currently serving in Iraq.

Gomez said he didn't know the victim, but was just was looking for someone to kill, according to court papers.

Gomez had his hands and legs shackled as police brought him before a district justice Monday. Police said Gomez, a ninth-grade York city dropout, told them he was planning on shooting and killing someone.

When he saw Cook, who is six months pregnant, walking to her car in the parking lot of a Giant supermarket in West Manchester Township, Gomez allegedly opened fire with a shotgun. Gomez allegedly told police it was his intent to kill her.

"It makes absolutely no sense. There was a real danger of him continuing this beyond what happened (Sunday) night," York County District Attorney Stan Rebert said.

About six hours after the shooting, the suspect's car was spotted a few miles away at a motel along Route 30. Rebert credited York County Detective Matt Millsaps with finding it.

"He just took it upon himself to look at every parking lot and motel, and he nailed him," Rebert said.

According to the York School District, Gomez dropped out of the ninth grade in 2003. A spokesperson said Gomez didn't attend much school.

Rebert said the suspect reminds him of serial killer Mark Spotz. He said if the victim does not survive her injuries, he will seek the death penalty for Gomez.

[mjtobias]

O my God!!

In the country my parents come from this SOB would not have survived a day longer than needed.

[NRA1995]

Tie to barn door and flog to a pulp

[jerri]

Maybe my math is bad ... Gomez, 19 etc ... Dropped out of the 9th grade in 2003 - ummm - last year. So an 18 yr old dropped out of the 9th grade ... ?? Someone help me out here if I'm off.

You are not off, Gomez is a retard.

[cgk]

Adding my prayers to yours for this woman, her unborn child, and her brave husband.

[mjtobias]

I like your idea. I like it very, very much.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Wonder if the victim is black? If not, is this a hate crime?

[JFC]

Does anyone know how we can send her a card and let her know we are praying for her and her family?

[Pearls Before Swine]

He said if the victim does not survive her injuries, he will seek the death penalty for Gomez.

Her survival shouldn't make his punishment any easier. He meant to kill a pregnant woman unknown to him for the hell of it. He should die.

[numberonepal]

The article mentions twice that he was a high school drop out. What the heck does this have to do with anything?

[keats5]

For those of you who are wondering, I never heard of a Muslim with a surname of Gomez.

Then again, if it would happen anywhere, it would be in the USA.

[numberonepal]

Give the husband (or me) 10 minutes with this scum punk.

Ten whole minutes? You must not be as mean spirited as I am. I'd rather have about 10 hrs worth.

[Joe Hadenuf]

The article mentions twice that he was a high school drop out. What the heck does this have to do with anything?

Nothing. If he had a diploma, would they tell us if he attended college, and what he majored in?

[pissant]

He'd be begging for Uday's wood chipper after 10 minutes with me.

[Tirian]

http://ydr.com/story/main/49600/

From the article linked above, it appears that her progress is good, though still in critical condition.

[TChris]

Just how does a messed up punk like this get to the point of, "I just wanna kill somebody" anyway? Did this guy take PCP and play Quake II for a week straight?

(P.S. - Don't bother with the pro-Quake flames. I love it too. Someone on drugs AND Quake would be scary!

[Dasaji]

Right now he's 19. That would make him 18 in ninth grade

His defense will be that he is "mentally challenged" and didn't really know it was bad to kill someone.

[Rash32]

This took place in YORK, PA just south of Harrisbug.

Yes we have the Death Penalty and we do us it in PA.

Not that "Fast Eddie Rendell" is very inclined to sign off on the death warrants.

[numberonepal]

Something tells me upon prodding you would probably have a sentence that included "habanero oil" and "urethra catheter".

[freakboy]

That if he had only stayed in our wonderful public schools, this never would have happened! /sarcasm

[ZULU]

Well, you know this is what happens when you have courts like the Supremes who feel cretins like this shouldn't be executed.

IF the guy is guilty, you can be sure that somewhere, someplace, there is an attorney slithering around, anxious to make a name for himself who will take the case on and get the guy off on a legal technicality.

Like the Peterson Case.

Judge Napolitano - FOX News resident DemocRat liberal Judge said an appeal was in order because the wife's murder was Murder 1, the kid's Murder was Murder 2; jurors were allowed to rock Peterson's boat; two of the jurors were excused right before a guilty verdict was reached and after the jury appeared to be deadlocked. I'm sure with a little time and a little more thought Napolitano could have come up with a host of other irrelevant reasons why Peterson's trial wasn't that perfect trial lawyers always seem to be reaching for.

There is no end to parlour game excuses to free rats like this present killer.

Ahhh. It was so easy in the old days - just a horse, a rope and the rat - ready for his last ride.