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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1976

Page

8

Wounded boy fires at father's slayer

A 12 year old boy wounded in the attempted robbery grabbed his dying father’s pistol and fired on the bandit as he fled. Edwardo Lopez, at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, was listed in good condition after the shootout that left 50 year old Fermin Lopez dead and Jose Lopez unhurt.

New York Edwardo Lopez Brookdale Hospital Brooklyn Fermin Lopez Lopez Edwardo Jose

Inmate Surrenders After Mistaken Release

Michael Harris 23 of Chicago surrendered at Belmont Area Homicide HQ on advice of his attorney after a guard mistakenly released him and James Stuckey 19 who had fled a Chicago lockup during a mixup. Stuckey had surrendered Saturday night aided by TV reporter Russ Ewing while Harris remained a sought suspect in an armed tavern robbery. Authorities also hunted two Sheridan Correctional Center inmates, Charles O Neal 21 and Terry Doll 21, missing since Saturday.

Chicago Michael Harris Harris Belmont Area James Stuckey Stuckey Russ Ewing Sheridan Correctional Center Lasalle County la Salle County

13 year old misses train stop on Wisconsin Illinois ride

Dominic Derfus, 13, hopped a slow freight train from Milwaukee to Des Plaines Illinois. A large air and ground search spanned southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois after he was reported missing. He described clinging to a ladder between cars during the two hour journey and hitchhiking back home to Wisconsin where a neighbor picked him up Sunday afternoon. Authorities deployed an Air National Guard helicopter and multiple police and sheriff units during the search.

Milwaukee Dominic Derfus Illinois Wisconsin Dominic Domini Des Plaines Ill Kenosha County Air National Guard

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