Coach’s final moments haunt teenage witnesses
[Mark] Becker reached into his clothing, pulled out a gun, and aimed it in the direction of the teen and the coach. [Brandon] Simkins…told the magazine he took a step back and dropped his head. He said he heard a bang that sounded like a dropped barbell. When he opened [...]
15-year-old Witnesses Coach/Teacher Shooting
Coach Thomas was shot Wednesday morning, during a weight lifting session.
Several students were in the room when it happened, and saw it all.
CBS 2’s Jamie Oberg spoke with one student who was there. …
15-year-old Witnesses Coach/Teacher Shooting
Psychiatric services faulted at many hospitals in Iowa
Several Iowa hospitals, including one at the center of a controversy involving the shooting death of a Parkersburg coach, have been accused in recent years of discharging psychiatric patients before they were stabilized. …
Friends baffled by downward spiral that gripped Becker
There were failed attempts at college, minor dust-ups with the law, and trouble with drugs and alcohol. At 24, he was a cook at a Cedar Falls pizza restaurant and no longer the friendly “cute guy” from his days at Aplington-Parkersburg High School. …
Register exclusive: Witnesses describe scene of coach’s slaying, shooter’s behavior
Parkersburg, Ia. - Moments after a legendary football coach was gunned down, the alleged shooter ran out of the makeshift weight room screaming about the devil, according to [Tiffany Frey] …
Kevin Winker: Good afternoon. My name is Kevin Winker. I’m Assistant Director with the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation. First of all, I’d like to thank you all for coming. And secondly, I’d like to say, we’re here today to provide some information in reference to the incident that occurred here in Parkersburg today.
Before we [...]
CHRIS JENKINS
AP Sports Writer
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Normally one of the Green Bay Packers’ most pleasant and accessible stars, Aaron Kampman suddenly has gone quiet.
That more than anything might indicate some level of discomfort with the team’s decision to switch defensive schemes, a move that will turn one of the league’s best pass rushing [...]
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