Man Ends Standoff; Wife, In-Law Dead
A man killed his wife and mother-in-law Tuesday by slashing their throats, then held his 9-year-old son hostage for several hours before surrendering, police said.
Ali Kemoum, believed to be in his early 50s, walked out of his home in the afternoon. The boy, also named Ali, was released unharmed about an hour before Kemoum gave up.
The dead women were found in the kitchen, Mayor Sharpe James said. They were identified as Amada Dominguez, Kemoum’s wife, and her mother, Carmen Dominguez. Amada Dominguez maintained a dental practice at the home.
Kemoum never threatened to kill his son but talked a lot about suicide, asking police “to come in with machine guns” and kill him, the mayor said.
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