He's ready for his close-up!

He's just shy of one month old, but already Prince George of Cambridge is as photogenic as his royal parents, Prince William and his wife Kate.

Monday saw the release of the royal family's first photos with its latest addition, just four weeks after the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to him at St. Mary's Hospital in London to worldwide fanfare.

The intimate, sun-dappled snapshots, taken outdoors by Kate's dad in the company of two lazy-looking dogs, gave the world its first glimpse into the young couple's family life.

George, just four weeks old, looked anything but camera-shy — even if he did appear to have slept through the whole informal photo shoot, which took place in early August at the Middleton family home in Bucklebury.

Kate, wearing a loose fuchsia sundress, cradled their son in her arms, while William held the couple's panting cocker spaniel Lupo. The Middleton family's pet, golden retriever Tilly, lounged in the background.

Just before the release of the photos, William described Prince George's personality, plus how he's been adapting to fatherhood, in a new interview with CNN.

He said his son was "a bit of a rascal" who "either reminds me of my brother or me when I was younger." He also revealed that he had changed the baby's first diaper, or "nappy," as the Brits call it.

Prince George's birth on July 22, heralded by an unofficial town crier in London, marked the pinnacle of months of frenzied excitement and speculation worldwide and capped Kate's closely-watched pregnancy.

Afterward, William and Kate briefly spoke with reporters outside the hospital, before William strapped the newborn's car seat into the back seat of a car and drove his family away from the crowds of well-wishers.

The photos released by the family Monday mark the first glimpse of them since. See the photos below, or see more photos of the young family in the gallery.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince George are pictured in the garden of the Middleton family home in Bucklebury, Berkshire, in early August. Credit: Mr. Michael Middleton.

A missing 9-pound pooch was found in San Diego this month – 1,300 miles away from his home in Arkansas.

Koda the Pomeranian was missing since June, but was recently found in Bonita on Aug. 6. The dog was brought to County Animal Services, where staff members were able to locate his microchip. Once found, officials contacted owner Stephanie Roberts in Arkansas, saying they had found her lost pup.

Roberts and her two children had been putting up “Lost Dog” posters for months, according to County Animal Services. They were overjoyed when they heard the news their wayward pet was found.

But how did Koda end up on the West Coast? It remains a mystery, said county officials. Only Koda knows how he ended up in San Diego.

Koda flies home to Arkansas Tuesday, courtesy of the Foundation for the Care of Indigent Animals.

“Stories of pets such as Koda being reunited with their owners prove that having your animal micro-chipped is truly your pet’s ticket home,” said County Animal Services Director Dawn Danielson.

No, it's not Bo circa 2009. It's puppy Sunny, the latest canine addition to the First Family.

The one-year-old Portuguese water dog — the same breed as her new adoptive brother Bo — arrived at the White House on Monday.

The Obamas picked the new pup to keep lonely Bo company, and they stuck with the breed due to the family's allergies.

"Sunny is the perfect little sister for Bo – full of energy and very affectionate – and the First Family picked her name because it fit her cheerful personality," the White House said on its website.

See photos of the Obamas' new puppy Sunny below.

Sunny, the new Obama family dog, on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 19, 2013. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza.)

Sunny, left, and Bo, the Obama family dogs, play on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 19, 2013. (Official White House photo by Pete Souza.)

Bo, left and Sunny, the Obama family dogs, on the South Lawn of the White House, Aug. 19, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.)

One man was killed and four others wounded in a Monday evening shooting near a church in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood where volunteers were serving dinner to the homeless.

"I saw when a man got shot in the head there was a puddle of blood," Na'eem Hoskins said of the 6 p.m. shooting at North Sheridan Road and West Wilson Avenue. "I saw another man got shot in the stomach, and he was just hollering and screaming."

More than 20 bullet casings were left in the busy intersection after the victims, all males, were transported to nearby hospitals. Police said one of the victims later died, but a spokesman for the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office could not confirm the fatality as 7:45 p.m.

Witnesses said shots rang out as a car drove through the area, which is one of Chicago Public Schools' Safe Passage routes designed to give students a protected path to and from school.

"It looked like a war had took place," said Joseph Rogers, a security guard at the nearby Uptown Shop & Save market. "There was blood everywhere. There was glass on the ground from the bus stop. There was one guy sitting on the ground shot in the leg."

At least one of the victims stumbled to the stairs of the Uptown Baptist Church, where at least 40 parishioners from Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington were volunteering.

"A lady, she was smiling walking out the door, and a moment later she turned around and came running back in with tears," recalled volunteer Cary Annen.

The South Barrington volunteers were left trying to find alternate ways home.

"Our vans and cars that we came in are part of the police tape line now, part of the crime scene," one of the volunteers said.

The shooting comes after a violent weekend that left at least six people killed and 27 others wounded. Among the victims was a 7-year-old boy who was shot as he walked his bicycle up to his home.

It also comes a week after two people were shot, one fatally, along another Safe Passage route on the city's south side.

When Nayo Mateo walked out of a store to find his minivan was stolen, his heart sank -- not for the car, but for his 10-year-old yellow Labrador, Maru, who was asleep in the back seat.

On Monday, two days after the van was stolen, police found the minivan abandoned in front of a golf and tennis club in Studio City. The thief had left Maru inside, with the windows rolled up, and the dog had died, possibly from the heat, police said.

Mateo confirmed his dog's death to NBC4 on Monday evening. He said his entire family was distraught that the dog he had raised from a puppy was dead.

Before the heartbreaking find, Mateo told NBC4 in a tearful interview: "I don't care about the car. I just want my dog back."

He said Maru wasn't just a pet to him -- she was like his child.

The family’s minivan was stolen from a parking lot at 12507 Ventura Boulevard, at Whitsett Avenue (map), in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Studio City. Mateo said he left the car running with the air conditioner on so Maru could stay cool while he went inside to get his wife and 2-year-old daughter, who were shopping at a children’s clothing store.

"We miss her so much; she's a part of our life," Mateo told NBC4 in an earlier interview. He often teared up and wept when speaking about the then-missing dog who he's had since she was a puppy.

The family posted fliers, called animal shelters and filed a police report.

A local organization set up a fund to create a reward for Maru's return.

"I felt sick to my stomach for this poor man who was trying to hold it together," said Sheilah Aragon, founder of Mutt Match L.A.

Mutt Match L.A. asked for the public’s help to raise reward money, and some $1,500 has been raised. 

It was unclear what would be done with the raised funds.

NBC4's Kim Baldonado contributed to this report.

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A man posing as a firefighter, wearing a stolen fireman's uniform, was arrested in Irving on Sunday just four months after he was arrested on similar charges in Plano.

Trrance King, 21, was arrested Sunday at an Irving hospital after he claimed to be a Denton firefighter, according to a law enforcement source. King was wearing a stolen Denton fireman’s shirt and carrying a stolen portable two-way radio.

Firefighters in Denton believe he stole the items when they allowed him to tag along with a fire crew one day last week after he told them he was a paramedic, said Denton Battalion Chief Brian Glenn.

The man said his name was Jayden Smith, Glenn said.

"He sounded like someone interested in a career with the fire service,” Glenn said.

But firefighters grew suspicious of his credentials and later learned his name wasn’t Jayden Smith and he was no paramedic.

"It didn't sink in until later that Jayden Smith is Will Smith's son, so he didn't even make up a good name,” Glenn said. “He just stole it."

King is the same man arrested in Plano in April, claiming to be a Dallas firefighter.

A search for Trrance King on Facebook turns up 5 different pages -- several with photos of him dressed as a fireman.

In one photo, he was sitting on the front of a fire truck in Cedar Hill, dressed in full gear, holding a young boy.

In March, he claimed he got a medal for saving a 5-month-old girl from a burning car.

He also said he worked as a neonatal intensive care paramedic at Children's Medical Center and studied at Southwestern Medical School. According to his Facebook post, he started when he would have been just 16 years old.

"He was just looking for a chance to live a life that he dreamed of but didn't set his life on a course to achieve,” Glenn said.

In Denton, firefighters stressed King only observed and did not do any actual work.

The department is now reviewing its ride-along policy and may do more background checks.

NBC 5's Ray Villeda contributed to this report.

A man is fighting for his life after he was shot several times outside of Temple University Hospital.

Police say the 28-year-old man was on the sidewalk in front of the hospital on Broad and Ontario streets shortly after 9 p.m. when an unknown gunman opened fire.

The victim was shot seven times by the large caliber gun, according to investigators. He is currently in critical condition.

Police say the gunman then fled southbound on Broad Street.

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San Diego Chargers receiver Eddie Royal suffered a bruised lung and a concussion during Saturday's practice.

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As of Sunday, Royal had been released from the hospital.

Saturday's practice was open to the public, and a fan sent us a few pictures of the incident.

Royal went down, couldn't get up, and was immediately surrounded by coaches and players. He was eventually carted off but in his left arm the entire time, he was holding on to the football.

That catch he got hurt on was a touchdown catch.

He's expected to miss the rest of the pre-season.

However, there's a chance he could be ready for the regular season which starts for the Chargers on Monday Night Sept. 9 against the Texans.
 

A brush fire burning near Fallbrook stalled traffic on southbound Interstate 15 Monday.

The incident happened around 10 a.m. near I-15 between Gopher Canyon Road and Deer Springs Road.

More than 10 fire engines responded to the scene and aerial units were seen making fire retardant drops on the flames. A helicopter was also seen gathering water from a nearby golf course so it could make water drops.

Firefighters surrounded the blaze at 12 acres. Three of the four southbound lanes on I-15 have since reopened.

Caltrans completed its work on time on Interstate 805 and by the freeway was back open for commuters early Monday.

After a 14 hour-long closure, all lanes were reopened shortly before 4:30 a.m.

Interstate 805 was closed from State Route 54 to State Route 905 as crews demolished the East Palomar Street Bridge.

The demolition has cleared the way for a Direct Access Ramp, or DAR.

The project will create carpool lanes, bus lanes and expressways that will help move traffic through this busy area.

"We have about 141,000 cars on average traveling the corridor,” said Cathryne Bruce-Johnson. “We expect congestion to increase up to 40-percent in next 20 years."

Chula Vista resident Richard Rodriguez was willing to put up with the inconvenience.

“Will definitely help with as big as our city is growing we need something like this on our freeways," he said.

CALTRANS has a similar project planned for I-5 in North County at a later date.

San Diego Mayor Bob Filner met with city leaders at a downtown law firm on Monday after being out of the office for more than three weeks.

The mayor is accused of sexually harassing multiple women and has since faced calls to resign, in addition to a formal recall effort. He recently returned from a two-week stint at an intensive therapy program, followed by a personal week off.

The mayor talked to San Diego City Council President Todd Gloria, Councilman Kevin Faulconer and City Attorney Jan Goldsmith, in addition to high-profile lawyer Gloria Allred.

Allred is representing Filner’s former communications director Irene McCormack Jackson, who claims Filner said inappropriate things to her while serving as mayor. Jackson has since filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Filner and the city.

After Monday's meeting, Allred spoke to the media and revealed that retired judge Lawrence Irving is preceding over the mediation. She said Irving instructed them not to comment, except to say that a mediation is ongoing.

The mayor's truck left the building where mediation took place around 7:30 p.m. Filner hadn't been seen in public since July 26.

Earlier in the day, Filner supporters gathered for a press conference, saying the mayor should be allowed to defend himself in court. During the same time, congressional candidate Carl DeMaio called for San Diegans to participate in the effort to recall Filner.

The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said Hannah Anderson, 16, and James Lee DiMaggio, 40, were caught on camera days before being discovered in the Idaho back country.

“We had their image, Hannah and DiMaggio in his Versa, at a Border Patrol checkpoint 10 after midnight,” sheriff’s spokeswoman Jan Caldwell said.

“They were going westbound on Old Highway 8, so we knew he had about a 20-hour head start on us at that point,” Caldwell said.

This meant the two were on the road hours before DiMaggio’s Boulevard home went up in flames August 4. Search warrants revealed explosives were found inside the home.

“We knew he had planned this event. We knew he had put some of the material that caused the fire on a timer,” she said.

44-year-old Christina Anderson and 8-year-old Ethan Anderson were found dead in the fire. The Medical Examiner's report said Christina Anderson died of blunt force injury to the head and ruled her death a homicide. FBI agents rescued Hannah and killed DiMaggio in Idaho six days later.

Timeline: The Search for Hannah

Officials said they are only releasing information that explains why they did what they did to rescue Hannah. They said all other details, such as a motive and letters from Hannah, will remain under wraps.

“Hannah is a minor, and we have to bear in mind that anything we say, anything we do, anything we write is going to stay with her the rest of her life,” Caldwell said. “I don’t want to victimize her a second time.”

Meanwhile, family spokesman Andrew Spanswick said DiMaggio left a $112,000 insurance policy to Bernice Anderson, Hannah’s paternal grandmother. Spanswick said DiMaggio didn't want to leave it to Christina or Brett Anderson because the couple was "on again off again." 
 

Mayor Filner was expected to return to work Monday after several weeks away for what his staff described as therapy and personal time.

NBC 7 News has learned the mayor was meeting with attorney Gloria Allred, City Council President Todd Gloria, City Councilmember Kevin Faulconer at a location near City Hall.

While the subject of the meeting was not revealed, it's expected to last much of the day.

Dozens of San Diegans stood up for San Diego Mayor Bob Filner Monday, speaking on behalf of a man they hailed as a leader and supporter of civil rights, veterans and environmental issues.

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The Facebook group "San Diegans for Mayor Bob Filner," held a rally welcoming the mayor back to City Hall.

The gathering featured a number of female community leaders including one who maintained that Mayor Filner was “far more than sloppy kisses.”

Filner, 70, faces a recall effort, a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by a former employee and investigations by federal and local authorities on allegations ranging from unwanted sexual advances to “pay to play” schemes.

The entire San Diego City Council has demanded he resign. The City Attorney claims his investigators have found that Filner has misused city funds which could lead to his removal of office under a rarely-used section of the City Charter.

Singing “We Shall Overcome,” the group of Mayor Filner’s supporters gathered on the Civic Center Plaza at noon holding signs of “Cease Fire” and “Due Process.”

“Let’s get back to business of moving the region forward with Mayor Bob Filner,” said organizer and human activist Enrique Morones.

One of the speakers addressed the allegations of inappropriate behavior directly.

“I have not been the recipient of sloppy kisses. And I have met Mr. Filner on many occasions,” said Maxine Sherard, PhD, a former candidate for state assembly. “He’s more than the sum total of one experience.”

Community activist David Valladolid spoke of Filner's work with veterans groups.

“He’s brought all of us into the process to be active in the city San Diego for the future direction the city will take and that threatens a lot of people,” said Valladolid.

Former campaign volunteer Kathleen Harmon questioned the motivation behind the recall effort.

“What is the real reason,” asked Harmon. “Is it because he’s standing up for everybody, not just special interests?”

She was followed by a series of women who all demanded due process for the mayor.

“It’s time for the city to move forward and allow our legally-elected mayor to resume his position in city government,” said Suzie Ditmars, lifelong Democrat and local activist.

Anita Hill was irate over what she considers the “flagrant disregard for the Constitutional rights of Mayor Bob Filner.”  Hill made comparisons between the current political atmosphere in San Diego and the McCarthy era of the 1950s.

“I still support Bob Filner and I trust Bob Filner to run our city in a Democratic, sustainable, environmentally sustainable way,” said Helen Bournes with the Women’s International League of Peace and Freedom.

On Sunday, the recall effort officially kicked off with volunteers collected signatures in Balboa Park and Mission Valley.

Recall organizers have until Sept. 26 to collect and turn in more than 101,000 valid signatures to qualify for the ballot.

Attorney Bryan Pease spoke Monday about his concern over City Attorney Jan Goldsmith’s plan to use a section of the City Charter to remove Filner from office.

“Nobody’s perfect. Bob has taken responsibility for his actions and I think he should be given credit for that,” Pease said.

“We should not allow the City Attorney and political factions to essentially hijack this process and allow our mayor to be removed.”

Mayor Filner released a statement one week ago in response to the recall effort that gave his constituents the impression he was not considering resignation but instead was looking forward to finishing out his term.

A New York teenager who collapsed in his yard and later died may have been bitten by a tick carrying a deadly disease, his family says.

Seventeen-year-old Joseph Elone of Poughkeepsie, an honor roll student who wanted to become an environmental engineer, died shortly after midnight Aug. 5, according to his family. 

"Joe was full of life, gifted in so many things," said grieving father Benedict Elone. 

Elone had a minor cough, fatigue and a headache for about two weeks before his death, but his family said it seemed like a summer cold.  

And then, Elone watched his son collapse in front of their home on the evening of Aug. 4. He wasn't breathing, and no one knew how sick he was. His father rushed to him in the yard.

"I hugged my son, I called him. He couldn't even answer," Benedict Elone said. 

Joseph was taken to Vassar Brothers Medical Center, where he later died.

Dutchess County officials, citing initial testing, believe Elone may have been bitten by a tick infected with Powassan encephalitis. The virus is untreatable and can be transmitted by a tick bite in a matter of minutes.

A recent study by the journal Parasites & Vectors shows 6 percent of ticks in the Hudson Valley carry a variant of the virus, according to The Poughkeepsie Journal. Researchers say the number is low compared to Lyme disease carriers, but it's also higher than expected. 

"There are no diagnostic tests for the disease, and no treatments that are effective," said Dr. David Roth, co-chair of the Tick-Borne Disease Alliance. 

Joseph Elone, a talented student and musician, was getting ready for his senior year of high school, with plans to apply early decision to Brown University.

"He's a kid who knew who he was," said Benedict Elone. "He had all kinds of ambition. Teachers couldn't stop speaking well of him." 

"I just miss my son," he said in tears. "I just miss my son. I just miss my son." 

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Two Broward parents said their daughter and six other middle school girls were dropped off by their school bus in the wrong South Florida city on Monday.

Samantha Cisneros, 10, and the other students from Forest Glen Middle School were supposed to be dropped off at a bus stop in Coral Springs, not more than 10 minutes from the school, and just blocks away from their homes. But instead they were dropped off at Broward Health North in Pompano Beach, about eight miles away, Samantha and her parents said.

On Monday night Samantha cried about the situation she and the other girls, none older than 13, experienced. She told NBC 6 she didn’t want to set foot inside of the bus again.

She said that she and the other girls told the driver he had passed their destination, she asked him to stop, but he continued to drive.

One of the girls had a cell phone, which is how they were able to get in contact with their parents.

Samantha’s father, Wilson Cisneros, said he asked to be put on the phone with the driver, but the man said he couldn’t talk while driving.

“I’m totally frustrated, mad, angry. And I just can’t believe a person would just drop a child off in the street basically to just fend for yourself,” Wilson Cisneros said.

His wife Tracy Cisneros said they don’t know who the driver is.

“He was not nice, he wouldn’t communicate to my husband and say where he was dropping them off. It’s not good. It’s not acceptable. And where are they getting these people from?” she said.

The parents didn’t know for sure why the children had been dropped off at the hospital, but thought perhaps the driver considered it was a safe landmark.

The Broward County Public Schools responded with a statement Monday night.

"We are investigating this incident. Transportation Department representatives reached out to the parents/families of the students this evening. We apologize to the students and families impacted by this incident,” school district spokeswoman Tracy Clark said. “The safety and security of our students is our highest priority."

This year the Broward County Public Schools made it a priority to prevent a repeat of last year's bus fiasco. Buses failed to show up at stops and students were dropped off at the wrong locations. The problems went on for weeks.

Broward Superintendent of Schools Robert Runcie has said they have made a concerted effort to have a successful back to school season which includes recruiting and hiring more bus drivers, and adopting a new routing system which prevents drivers from having a more consistent route. Earlier Monday, he touted the improvements the district has made.

“By all accounts, the reports I’ve seen and heard today are all very positive. I heard from many of our folks in transportation and many veterans who’ve been here 20 years or longer says it’s the best start since they’ve been here,” Runcie said.

The Cisneros parents said they plan to drive Samantha to school in the morning and talk with the principal about the situation.

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Pirates starter Francisco Liriano struck out a season high 13 batters. He punched out eight Padres batters before the fourth inning. Liriano cruised through seven innings of scoreless ball to get the win and improve his record to 14-5

Andrew Cashner pitched well for the Padres, but once again got very little run support. Cashner (8-8) took the loss despite giving up just one earned run over seven innings.

Pedro Alvarez was involved in all of the Pirates runs. His fourth inning hit got through the legs of outfielder Chris Denorfia and rolled all the way to the wall. The error allowed Andrew McCutchen to score from first and Alvarez chugged all the way around the diamond to cross home plate as well. He added a solo homer in the sixth, his 31st of the season, to make it 3-0 Bucs.

The Padres scored in the bottom of the ninth to spoil the shutout, but still fell to Pittsburgh 3-1. Game two of the three game series is Tuesday night at Petco Park.

Jurors in a high-stakes trial about the killing of a San Diego police officer will listen to closing statements for a second day.

Defendant Alex Charfaurous faces murder and attempted murder charges for the October 2010 police raid that resulted in the death of San Diego police Officer Chris Wilson.

Wilson was shot and killed while searching a Bay Terraces apartment for a parolee.

Charfauros did not fire the shot that killed Wilson however prosecutors claim Charfauros lied to police after he was pulled from the apartment.

They say Charfauros did not tell officers who was in the apartment and the potential danger awaiting law enforcement.

That lie, they allege, makes him responsible for Wilson’s death.

"He wouldn’t lift a finger, he wouldn’t speak a word to save anyone,” prosecutor Michael Runyon told jurors Monday.

Runyon said under what’s called the natural probable consequences argument, there is no intent to kill necessary to find Charfauros guilty.

"He deliberately blew off those officers. He deliberately set them up. He deliberately sent them up to that apartment, and look at what happened because of it."

The defense says Charfauros did not know about the dangers inside that apartment, and did not lie to police.

The defense also claims probation officers and U.S. Marshals mishandled a dangerous situation, and are making Charfauros their scapegoat.

The prosecution will continue closing statements Tuesday before defense attorneys will present their closing to the jury.

Officer Wilson, 50, died from a gunshot wound to the head. An investigation revealed the fatal shot was fired by one of two other suspects who had barricaded themselves in a bedroom of the apartment on South Meadowbrook Drive.

San Diego Police were providing backup for probation officers on Oct. 27. 2010 as they searched for Holim Lee, a dangerous parole violator.

“They know you’re coming in there. They have the tactical advantage,” he said. “We always want to have the tactical advantage. In that instance they do. So we wouldn’t make it in. We’d call out. We’d contain and call out.”

Officers have testified in the trial that if SDPD knew suspects Holim Lee and his girlfriend Lucky Xayasene were heavily armed inside the unit they would have called in SWAT.

Lee and Xayasene killed themselves before capture.

Charfaurous' father told NBC 7 he believes his son, who has a history of drug abuse, was “crashed out” on meth when officers pulled him from the apartment.

The South Miami man who police say killed his wife then posted a photo of her body on Facebook told detectives he shot her six to eight times when she started punching him, according to a newly released search warrant.

The warrant, obtained by the Miami Herald, also said police took two Samsung cellphones, three Dell computers and an iPad from the home of Derek Medina, who is charged with first-degree murder in the Aug. 8 shooting death of Jennifer Alfonso.

Medina, 31, is scheduled to be arraigned on Aug. 29.

No Bond for Man Accused of Killing Wife, Posting Photo on Facebook

According to the warrant, Medina admitted to posting the photo and an admission on his Facebook page before he surrendered to police.

"Im going to prison or death sentence for killing my wife love you guys miss you guys take care Facebook people you will see me in the news," he wrote. "My wife was punching me and I am not going to stand anymore with the abuse so I did what I did I hope u understand me."

Medina told detectives he grabbed his Bersa Thunder .380-caliber pistol during an argument with Alfonso and pointed it at her, then followed her downstairs when she threatened to leave him, the warrant said.

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She grabbed a knife but he was able to take it away and put it back into a kitchen drawer, the warrant said.

“Mr. Medina then shot the victim six or eight times because she began to punch him,” the warrant said.

Alfonso's 10-year-old daughter was home during the murder but wasn't harmed, officials said.

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In addition to the pistol, detectives seized a Taser stun gun, two other pistols, ammunition, a holster and a large knife from the kitchen, according to the warrant.

During a court appearance last week, Medina's attorneys asked the judge to allow crime scene technicians to take pictures of Medina before the evidence - apparently bruising or other indications of abuse - were gone.

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A Canadian family is in shock after reportedly receiving a letter from a neighbor that called their 13-year-old autistic son "nothing but a nuisance" and argued he should be "euthanized."

"It made me sick to my stomach to think that somebody hated my son that much and they didn't even know him," mother Karla Begley told Toronto's City News. "But they just hated him because he was different."

The letter, signed by "One pissed off mother!!!!!" was slipped under the door of Brenda Milson's home on Friday. Her grandson Maxwell Begley, who lives with his parents, stays with her in the mornings during the summer.

"Do the right thing and move or euthanize him!!!" it read.

The writer complained about Maxwell's "noise polluting whaling" saying it "scares the hell out of my normal children." The angry mother, with her liberal use capital letters and exclamation marks, concluded the letter by telling the family to move away and "live in a trailer in the woods or something with your wild animal kid."

Begley said the police are investigating the anonymous letter.

Scroll down to see the whole letter:

A close family friend has an autistic boy and this was an anonymous letter slipped under her door. This is real. pic.twitter.com/VyRb2oqPrG

— Lennon and Maisy (@lennonandmaisy) August 19, 2013