OH - Police Shoot, Kill Man Beating Woman With Hammer

[Kevlar]

Police shot and killed a man outside of a Hamilton apartment Sunday morning as he severely beat a woman.

Officers were called shortly before 4 a.m. after a 911 caller said she heard screaming and fighting in the apartment below her.

"It's just getting worse and worse," the caller said.

Police said when officers arrived, they opened the unlocked apartment door and found 25-year-old Joshua Berkheimer on top of Jamie Belty, beating her with a hammer.

http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12376928.

 

[Martlet]

Freaking hammers. I'll bet he didn't even have a permit for it.

 

[Jose]

Unlike NYC, evidently people here do give a crap about their neighbors.

 

[Jose]

Oh, and before I forget..........

 

[Zappa]

It looks like hammer attacks are on the rise:

http://www.nbc-2.com/Global/story.asp?S=12375328

Man kills wife after triple OT hockey game

Pennsylvania investigators say last week's triple-overtime playoff game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators may have been an aggravating factor in a brutal murder.

Robert Abrams of South Fayette was charged with murder after police discovered his wife's corpse inside the charred remains of their home.

Neighbors say Abrams first claimed that he escaped the blaze that began when a dog knocked over a candle, but investigators say the facts tell a different tale.

"She had 10 episodes of blunt force trauma to the head resulting in multiple skull fractures. In addition she had at least four stab wounds to the chest," explained medical examiner Dr. Charles Williams.

Abrams later admitted that he and his wife had been arguing about finances and the fact that he was staying up late to watch the hockey game.

"The investigation shows that the victim and her husband Robert Abrams had an argument that resulted in a physical confrontation with the victim being stabbed multiple times and also hit with a hammer several times," said Allegheny Police Superintendent Charles Moffatt.

We need strict laws to prevent hammers from falling into the wrong hands!
Let's start with background checks, training classes, licensing and waiting periods before you can buy a hammer. We also need safe storage laws too. It's for the children!

 

[Titan]

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[Scrivener]

While I am sure we are all glad that Maxwell and his Silver Hammer are no longer posing a threat to anyone - and never will again - it seems that he was dispatched too late to help his victim:

Belty, 23, suffered serious head injuries in the attack and responding officers worked to make sure she continued breathing until rescue crews arrived.

Belty was taken by helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital, where she was listed in critical condition on Monday morning.

Her father told police that as of late Sunday, Belty had not regained consciousness.

While it is good that the neighbors at least called the cops, a more active form of aid was needed.

 

[n1oty]

While I am sure we are all glad that Maxwell and his Silver Hammer are no longer posing a threat to anyone - and never will again - it seems that he was dispatched too late to help his victim:



While it is good that the neighbors at least called the cops, a more active form of aid was needed.

Yup, where was Jose when this girl needed him??

 

[Jaxon]

Oh, and before I forget..........

+1. Thanks, Jose!