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Old 02-15-2014, 04:19 PM
 
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Police: Cary homicide suspect committed suicide in Florida :: WRAL.com

I bet Cary PD aren't at all pleased with this from a PR standpoint.

Very sad start to the year for these victims families.

ETA: Background info... Cary only averages 1 homicide a YEAR.
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Old 02-15-2014, 06:25 PM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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Tragic for the families, a minor disappointment for Cary. When your average is so low, it takes only a single incident to ruin it. Both were non-random crimes - brother shooting brother and family friend shooting a friend - so it doesn't really reflect on the law and order situation in Cary. Sad, nonetheless, and hopefully not reflective of the recent population explosion in this area.
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Old 02-15-2014, 06:43 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
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Murder stats would be more accurate if they split out familial stuff like this.
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Old 02-15-2014, 07:27 PM
 
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Murder stats would be more accurate if they split out familial stuff like this.
I agree, but it's still unnerving when a 74yo in West Cary are gunned down in his front yard, no?

What would stop an emotional friend of the family from shooting the neighbor, too?
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Old 02-16-2014, 06:26 PM
 
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It looks like they are both isolated incidents, and do not reflect any overall crime patterns or spikes within the town itself, which is a good thing. However, both incidents are tragic none the less.
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Old 02-16-2014, 07:01 PM
 
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I don't think this represents a crime wave.
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Old 02-16-2014, 08:00 PM
 
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Don't associate with thugs and you don't have to worry about getting murdered, end of story. The only other shot you have of getting murdered is a random one and well you can't avoid random.
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Old 02-16-2014, 08:26 PM
 
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I don't think this represents a crime wave.
I don't either. It does make me wonder if we have more of this type of thing to look forward to, though. You cannot expand as fast as Cary has expanded and discard the notion that crime might get higher.
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Old 02-16-2014, 11:13 PM
 
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Don't associate with thugs and you don't have to worry about getting murdered, end of story. The only other shot you have of getting murdered is a random one and well you can't avoid random.
Uhhhhh...I think it's clear here that both cases were not that simple. Plus you don't have much choice if the "thug" is a close friend or family member. Not a cool thing to say.
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Old 02-17-2014, 05:54 AM
 
Location: Raleigh
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I don't either. It does make me wonder if we have more of this type of thing to look forward to, though. You cannot expand as fast as Cary has expanded and discard the notion that crime might get higher.
It doesn't mean Cary is any less safe or that the crime rate will go up, per se. Wikipedia says Cary's population is around 135k. Now, in a town of 10K, they might deal with this once a decade. In a town of 135k, once a year or so. It doesn't make you or the citizens of Cary any less safe. Horrific crimes happen everywhere, even in the smallest of towns.

More people brings with it more of anything that is associated at all with people. It means more cars, more car accidents, more churches and restaurants, more crime, and more homicides.

Cary's demography and geography will ensure that it is a very safe place to live for quite a while.
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