Post by CCADP on Aug 16, 2005 6:24:29 GMT -5
Krum man arrested after 2 killed, 1 wounded
A 42-year-old Krum man was arrested late Friday in the shotgun slayings of
two people at a home north of town.
Kenneth Wayne Keller was taken into custody by the Texas Department of
Public Safety at his home about 10:30 p.m., 2 1/2 hours after the
shootings were reported, said Tom Reedy, a spokesman for the Denton County
Sheriff's Department.
Keller is being held in the Denton County Jail on suspicion of capital
murder, with bail set at $200,000.
The victims -- a man and a woman in their late 40s or early 50s -- were
"killed by close-quarter shotgun blasts to the head and body," Reedy said.
Their identities are being withheld pending notification of the next of
kin, he said.
Another victim, a woman in her early 50s, was taken by helicopter
ambulance to John Peter Smith Hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds to
the left side of her face, Reedy said.
Reedy said the woman's wounds are not believed to be life-threatening. He
could not elaborate on her relationship to the 2 others.
The Sheriff's Department has not divulged any motive for the shooting.
Authorities received two 911 calls about the shooting at about 8 p.m.
One of the calls was placed by the survivor on a portable phone, Reedy
said. She was standing in the driveway of the home, near Farm Road 2450
and Hopkins Road, north of Krum. Krum is northwest of Denton.
About the same time the woman was calling for help, she waved down a
passing motorcyclist, Reedy said. The motorcyclist also placed a 911 call,
he said.
The woman gave the police Keller's name and a description of his car. He
was arrested at his home in the 7100 block of Johnson Road about a mile
away, Reedy said.
The male victim was found in the house, Reedy said.
The woman was found in bushes not far from the home. It appeared that she
had been shot while fleeing and that someone had dragged her body to an
area where it would not be visible from the highway, he said.
(source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
A 42-year-old Krum man was arrested late Friday in the shotgun slayings of
two people at a home north of town.
Kenneth Wayne Keller was taken into custody by the Texas Department of
Public Safety at his home about 10:30 p.m., 2 1/2 hours after the
shootings were reported, said Tom Reedy, a spokesman for the Denton County
Sheriff's Department.
Keller is being held in the Denton County Jail on suspicion of capital
murder, with bail set at $200,000.
The victims -- a man and a woman in their late 40s or early 50s -- were
"killed by close-quarter shotgun blasts to the head and body," Reedy said.
Their identities are being withheld pending notification of the next of
kin, he said.
Another victim, a woman in her early 50s, was taken by helicopter
ambulance to John Peter Smith Hospital for treatment of gunshot wounds to
the left side of her face, Reedy said.
Reedy said the woman's wounds are not believed to be life-threatening. He
could not elaborate on her relationship to the 2 others.
The Sheriff's Department has not divulged any motive for the shooting.
Authorities received two 911 calls about the shooting at about 8 p.m.
One of the calls was placed by the survivor on a portable phone, Reedy
said. She was standing in the driveway of the home, near Farm Road 2450
and Hopkins Road, north of Krum. Krum is northwest of Denton.
About the same time the woman was calling for help, she waved down a
passing motorcyclist, Reedy said. The motorcyclist also placed a 911 call,
he said.
The woman gave the police Keller's name and a description of his car. He
was arrested at his home in the 7100 block of Johnson Road about a mile
away, Reedy said.
The male victim was found in the house, Reedy said.
The woman was found in bushes not far from the home. It appeared that she
had been shot while fleeing and that someone had dragged her body to an
area where it would not be visible from the highway, he said.
(source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram)