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81-year-old man charged with attempted murder after shooting at Subway restaurant

Lake City, MN An 81-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after shooting the owner of a Subway restaurant with whom he had an ongoing feud. William Piar faces multiple charges, including attempted first-degree murder and multiple counts of assault.

The shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon near the 1300 block of North Lakeshore Drive. Eyewitnesses indicated that Piar began firing a gun at the Subway building around 1:30 p.m.

A man, identified only as the restaurant owner, was shot in the abdomen during the incident. Reports suggest that Piar and the victim had been engaged in property disputes for years.

Lake City police arrived to find Piar in his backyard wearing dark clothing. Officers instructed him to show his hands, but he refused to comply and kept one hand in his coat pocket.

An officer deployed a less-than-lethal shotgun loaded with bean bag rounds, hitting Piar and prompting him to reveal a firearm. Officers then commanded him to drop the weapon, but he did not comply, leading them to fire additional bean bag rounds.

At one point, Piar reportedly asked officers to shoot him. After further attempts to subdue him with bean bag rounds, he fell to the ground and dropped his weapon, with one hand bleeding heavily.

Police handcuffed Piar and attended to his injury. Meanwhile, the victim was found inside the restaurant, bleeding and in significant pain, attended to by family and Subway employees.

Once the situation was secure, the shooting victim was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Piar appeared in court on Friday and was assigned a bail of $2 million. He is scheduled to return to court next month.

The restaurant was reportedly open, and customers were present during the shooting.

Woman arrested for attempted murder after knife attack on daughter

Orange Park, FL

Serpil Nebiye Adams, 62, faces charges for allegedly attacking her estranged adult daughter with a knife. The incident occurred Monday afternoon at the victim’s home on Reese Avenue in Orange Park.

A 911 call was made at approximately 3:15 p.m. by the victim, who could be heard yelling for her mother to leave. Upon arrival, deputies found blood on the sidewalk near the residence.

The victim reported a physical confrontation with her mother, who entered uninvited and assaulted her with a serrated utility knife. The victim was home with her two young children at the time.

During the attack, the victim’s 8-year-old daughter intervened by retrieving a kitchen knife and injuring Adams in the upper arm. Blood was observed leading to Adams’ vehicle, which belonged to another woman.

Investigators located Adams at a friend’s house in Jacksonville and took her into custody without incident. She invoked her Miranda rights during questioning and requested counsel.

No injuries were reported for the victim or her children in connection with the incident. Adams is being held in the Clay County Jail with a bond exceeding $500,000.

She appeared in court on Tuesday, where a no-contact order was issued should she post bond. Adams is set to appear again on December 16.

Oklahoma woman charged with attempted murder of husband over oxygen supply

Claremore, OK

Naomi Austin, 73, faces charges of attempted murder and abuse by a caretaker. She was arrested late Saturday for allegedly unplugging her husband’s oxygen supply while telling him to “just die.”

Her 77-year-old husband contacted emergency services claiming Austin had disconnected his oxygen and refused to reconnect it.

This incident was not the first of its kind. On October 11, firefighters responded to a similar call regarding his oxygen supply being tampered with.

Investigators uncovered text messages in which Austin expressed animosity toward her husband. In one message, she reportedly stated, “I hate [victim],” and in another, “He needs to die soon.”

An affiliate reported that during a conversation with a family realtor, she sought assistance in facilitating her husband’s death.

Sheriff Scott Walton commented on Austin’s arrest, emphasizing the necessity of the action taken despite her age.

Jail records reveal that Austin is being held without bond and has a court date scheduled for November 12.

School therapist arrested for attempted murder after alleged poisoning plot

CHARLOTTE, NC — A North Carolina school therapist has been arrested and charged with attempted murder and stalking after allegedly trying to poison her ex-husband. Cheryl Gates, 43, was taken into custody on Friday by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

According to an arrest warrant, Gates is accused of contaminating food and drink to incapacitate her estranged partner. The specific chemical used in the alleged poisoning has not been disclosed. Local media reports indicate that she and her husband are separated.

The warrant outlines details leading to the stalking charge. It claims Gates placed a tracking device on her husband’s vehicle, demonstrating a repeated course of conduct that could cause reasonable fear for his safety.

Police identified Gates as an employee of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), where she works as a pediatric therapist. Officials indicated that the incident occurred off school property and did not involve any students or CMS personnel.

On Friday, detectives from CMPD’s Domestic Violence Unit arrested Gates. In total, she faces four charges: attempted murder, contaminating food and drink, stalking, and property damage. The property damage charge relates to her allegedly breaking a window that is regarded as her ex-husband’s property.

Gates was initially detained on stalking and property damage charges last Tuesday before her arrest on charges of attempted murder on Friday. As of Sunday, she remained in custody while investigations continue.

It’s unclear if Gates continues to work at CMS following these events.

A shocking case involving a school therapist accused of planning to poison her ex-husband has left the community reeling.