Home invasion shooting in St Paul 4-25-10

[westberg]

[Paul]

I'm close personal friends with a dozen people who'd vouch for this guy - none of them saw it coming.

Someone vouching for another doesn't always mean much.

And how many times do you see on the news, someone commenting on an incident and say "I didn't think he would ever do anything like this". All the time.

[justaguy]

Lets keep it clean.

[Snowgun]

So let me get this straight:

Initial official story:
Break in, struggle with a shotgun, wife shot, guy takes GSW to leg (shotgun or other caliber?), bad guy not found.

Facts come to light:
No sign of struggle or forced entry, some suspicious activity. Something to do with packing?

Scuttlebutt theory:
Man commits domestic homicide and then self inflicts GSW, fabricating home assault story?

[FJ540]

Apparently he also fabricated the hasty departure of someone in a car in the alley at the exact time of day via one of his neighbors too.

It doesn't look good for him, but I won't convict him just yet.

[Paul]

People lie to get attention, even in times of tragedy.

[mrp]

Also keep in mind these were youth leaders at my parents church.

Interesting, but I'm still going to try and keep an open mind. He could be innocent.

[FJ540]

Yep, he could be. We're missing a lot of information.

[1911fan]

I heard they were being evicted. My experience an awful lot of evictions attract vultures looking for abandoned stuff. I used to get hired to have my crew clean out foreclosures and evictions, I would say, half the foreclosures were left as is. I mean a full house of furniture, appliances, etc. I can easily see someone watching the papers for sheriffs sales and foreclosures and trying to see what might be left behind.

If you were moving out and making multiple trips back and forth to a car or vehicle, It would not be uncommon for people not to lock their doors.

[Joecool]

I love how everyone says they never saw it coming and in most cases there are tons of opportunities to have seen it but we all want to only see the good in people and just miss it.

[FJ540]

^ That's part of what gets me with this one - one of the people close to them I know should be aware of the signs. Because he was there for me as a youth leader himself when I was a troubled teen.

[FJ540]

http://www.kare11.com/news/news_article ... yid=851031

ST. PAUL, Minn.-- The husband of a woman recently murdered in St. Paul has submitted to police a sketch of the man he says prompted the fatal shot.

Nicholas Firkus and his attorney recently met with Saint Paul Police Department Homicide Unit investigators to share a composite drawing of the man he fought with during a reported burglary at his home April 25th that resulted in the shooting death of Heidi Firkus.

Attorney Joe Friedberg hired a private artist to render a composite sketch of the suspect, which is being released in hopes the public can help identify him.

Nicholas Firkus describes the intruder as a Black male, 40-60 years old, 6 foot to 6 foot 2 inches in height. He tells police the suspect weighed between 200 and 220 pounds, and was wearing a dark colored hooded sweatshirt.

It was April 25th at approximately 6:30 a.m. that Saint Paul police officers were called to a residence in the 1700 block of West Minnehaha Avenue, on the report of a burglary in progress. While squads were responding, a second call
was received reporting that shots had been fired inside the home.

When officers arrived they found the victims, 25 year-old Heidi Marie Firkus, and her 27 year-old husband Nicholas James
Firkus. Heidi Firkus was pronounced dead at the scene from a single gunshot wound to the back. Nicholas Firkus suffered a minor gunshot wound to the leg. He was taken to Regions Hospital where he was treated and released a short time later.

No suspects were found at or around the home.

During his single interview with investigators, Nicholas Firkus said he and his wife heard a possible intruder at the front door of the home. Mr. Firkus said he armed himself with a
shotgun and that he and his wife went downstairs planning to flee the house.

Mr. Firkus said he confronted the intruder and struggled with him near the front door of the home. Firkus claims that during the struggle the gun discharged, striking his wife in the back as she was running out of the room. He told investigators that the gun discharged again, hitting him in the leg.

Anyone with information as to the identity or whereabouts of the person in the composite sketch is asked to call the Saint Paul Police Department Homicide Unit at 651-266-5650.

Still no results from the gun...

Why did they hire their own sketch artist? Isn't that something the PD would want to provide. Hell, when I was loss prevention at best buy, the roseville PD brought in a photo line up for me to nail a credit card fraud lady and I was there when they took her down.

[mrp]

http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_17920972?nclick_check=1

St. Paul man who said his wife was slain by an intruder is now a possible suspect in year-long case

Not much new to report, but does give a bit of insight into what his lawyer is doing for him.

[Paul]

http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_17920972?nclick_check=1

St. Paul man who said his wife was slain by an intruder is now a possible suspect in year-long case

Not much new to report, but does give a bit of insight into what his lawyer is doing for him.

That can't be right... he was a youth leader at a church... And someone from the internet knew a guy, who knew a guy, who knew someone that new this guy, and could vouch for him.

[tman]

I don't believe his story.

Having said that, he's at least showing people how to stay out of jail.

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