Murder Antidepressant 03/09/2001 Florida Mother Kills One Son: Injures Two Other Sons
 
 Summary:<br><br><div><div>In the third paragraph from the end, it states: &quot;<strong>Deputy King said police found antidepressant medication at the home but did not give a motive for the shootings&quot;.</strong></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/national/461250_bible_03nat.AR.html">http://www.dallasnews.com/national/461250_bible_03nat.AR.html</a></div><br /><div>Monday | September 3, 2001</div><br /><br /><div>Police say Bible took brunt of mother&#39;s gunshot aimed at boy</div><div>Florida authorities wound woman; 1 of 3 targeted sons dead</div><div>09/03/2001</div><div>Associated Press</div><div>NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. &shy; A mother allegedly shot dead her 6-year-old son Sunday, but a shotgun blast intended for his brother was absorbed by the teenager&#39;s Bible, police said.</div><div>Leslie Ann Wallace, 39, was later shot by sheriff&#39;s deputies and hospitalized in critical condition.</div><div>Authorities said Mrs. Wallace shot her son James Wallace at home, then drove to her family&#39;s church, where she fired her shotgun at 16-year-old Kenneth Wallace as he stood outside.</div><div>The blast, fired at close range, struck his Bible and the coat he was carrying. Kenneth&#39;s arm had minor scratches.</div><div>&quot;The Bible certainly saved his life,&quot; said Lee County Sheriff&#39;s Deputy Larry King. &quot;Had his Bible not been in the way, he would have sustained the brunt of the blast and very well could have died from that type of injury.&quot;</div><div>Authorities said that from the church, Mrs. Wallace drove to a pizzeria where her 19-year-old son, Gregory Wallace, was working, and she pointed her shotgun at the store&#39;s manager. Police had warned Gregory Wallace that his mother may be en route.</div><div>Authorities said she then went to a pay phone and called 911 to report the killing of James Wallace. Police found his body at the family&#39;s home.</div><div>As deputies stopped her car, she began firing at them, authorities said. They returned fire, hitting her once.</div><div>Deputy King said police found antidepressant medication at the home but did not give a motive for the shootings.</div><div>&quot;We&#39;re still sorting through things,&quot; he said. &quot;The rest of the circumstances aren&#39;t real clear yet.&quot;</div><div>He said charges against Mrs. Wallace were pending.</div><div>E-mail this article to a friend</div><div>Printer friendly format</div><br /><div>&copy; 2001 The Dallas Morning News</div><div>Privacy policy 2000 EPpy Award for Best specialized selection in a newspaper online service: Toxic Traps</div><div>2000, 1999 Katie winner for best news-related Web site</div><div>2000 (tie), 1999, 1998 best online newspaper in the state / Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Award</div></div> 
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