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Shawnee Crime Spree

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By AP

Shawnee, OK – Oklahoma teenager kills woman, shoots self

SHAWNEE, Okla. (AP) Shawnee police say a teenager killed a woman and wounded a man before fatally shooting himself.

Officers say a bullet fired by the 17-year-old hit 38-year-old Valerie Kerr in the head then traveled through her body and struck 42-year-old Billy Kirby on Wednesday. Investigators say the teen then fatally shot himself.

Police say Kirby was transported to a Shawnee hospital, where he was treated and released.

Officers say Kerr was staying at the house with Kirby and the teen.

Investigators aren't saying what events led up to the shooting.

Copyright 2011 The Associated Press.
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