From: [self defense owner] at [shell.portal.com]
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 1995 16:15:32 -0700

Story confirmed with Lori Basheda on June 02 at about 4:00p.  Sheriff was 
not in office to confirm.
Sender: [self defense owner] at [shell.portal.com]
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         Date:  May 31, 1995
         
         Time:  2:00 in the afternoon
         
         Location: Corona, California in Riverside County
         
         Area Code:  909-737-1313
                     Lori Basheda
                     Riverside Press-Enterprise

                     909-275-2438
                     Riverside County Sheriff
                     Mark Lohman  
 
         
         Where I saw it:  Riverside Press-Enterprise, June 2, 1995 
         section B, page 4, article headline: "Man shot, killed after 
         kicking in door of house" by Lori Basheda.
         
         What happened:  "The man who was found dead Wednesday in a 
         State Street flower planter was allegedly killed by a 'female 
         acquaintance' after he broke into her house, police said 
         yesterday.
              The woman has not been arrested.  'Circumstances 
         indicate this is a justifiable homicide,' Riverside County 
         Sheriff's Sgt. Tom Koehler said. 'However, the investigation 
         is continuing.'
              John Gray, 30 was shot at least twice after he 
         purportedly kicked in the door of the woman's home in the 
         19000 block of Dry Gulch just outside of the Corona City 
         limits.
              Koehler declined to identify the woman.  'It could 
         jeopardize her life,' he said.
              Gray's sister, Cheri Pierce, said the alleged shooter 
         was her brother's estranged girlfriend."
         
         (Lame quote by sister deleted)
         
              "After he was shot at about 2pm, Gray apparently 
         stumbled several blocks to the 2600 block of State Street, 
         slumped into a flower planter in someone's front yard, and 
         died."
         
         (Lame quote by sister and lame background on dead guy 
         deleted)
         
              "Pierce said she never met her brother's girlfriend, but 
         did not condemn the woman for allegedly firing the shots."
         
         (Lame quote deleted)
         
              "Koehler said police are still investigating Gray's 
         alleged motive for what he called the 'home invasion.'  He 
         would not comment on whether Gray had been armed."
         
         (END STORY)