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Police hunting for Range Roger involved in Las Vegas shooting, fiery crash that killed 3
• LAS VEGAS (AP) -- Police searched Friday for a Range Rover with dark tinted windows and custom rims that set off a fiery crash on the Las Vegas Strip when someone in the luxury SUV opened fire on a Maserati in a scene that onlookers described as worthy of an action flick.
• Three people were killed and at least six more were injured in what marked the latest in a series of violent episodes in Las Vegas in recent months.
• Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie told reporters the shooting was sparked by an argument in the valet area of the nearby Aria hotel-casino, and spilled over to one of the busiest intersections on the Las Vegas Strip. As bullets flew from the Range Rover, the Maserati ran a red light and smashed into a taxi that exploded into flames, killing the driver and a passenger. The driver of the Maserati was also killed, and his passenger was wounded.
• Police have not released the identities of the victims.
• Three more cars and a utility truck also collided as the Range Rover sped off in the darkness at about 4:30 a.m.
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'I'm a monster, God won't forgive me' -- Troop shame over killing may rival PTSD cases
• WASHINGTON (AP) -- A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, former Marine Capt. Timothy Kudo thinks of himself as a killer -- and he carries the guilt every day.
• "I can't forgive myself," he says. "And the people who can forgive me are dead."
• With American troops at war for more than a decade, there's been an unprecedented number of studies into war zone psychology and an evolving understanding of post-traumatic stress disorder. Clinicians suspect some troops are suffering from what they call "moral injuries" -- wounds from having done something, or failed to stop something, that violates their moral code.
• Though there may be some overlap in symptoms, moral injuries aren't what most people think of as PTSD, the nightmares and flashbacks of terrifying, life-threatening combat events. A moral injury tortures the conscience; symptoms include deep shame, guilt and rage. It's not a medical problem, and it's unclear how to treat it, (Continued on page 30)
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