Texas Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend, Another in Argument

Texas Man Accused of Killing Girlfriend, Another in Argument
Larry Darnell Moore. (Nueces County Sheriff's Office)

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas—A South Texas man is being accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend and another woman after an argument and then firing at police officers before surrendering.

Larry Darnell Moore remained jailed Saturday, March 9, in the Nueces County Jail on two counts of capital murder.

Police say they were met with gunfire after responding to a call at a Corpus Christi apartment complex Thursday evening.

The 41-year-old Moore allegedly fired upon a patrol vehicle, but no officers were injured.

After Moore was taken into custody, officers discovered the bodies of his girlfriend and another woman in an apartment. The women’s names have not been released.

Moore’s lawyer, Kenneth Botary, tells the Corpus Christi Caller-Times it appears Moore and his girlfriend had an argument and “it got out of hand.”

The bodies of two women were found Thursday night after a man fired shots at Corpus Christi police in the 3000 block of Antelope Street.

Posted by KIII 3 News on Friday, 8 March 2019

Soldier Sentenced to 7 Life Terms for Killing Wife, Officer

In another case of domestic abuse, an Army staff sergeant has been convicted of fatally shooting his wife and a rookie Virginia police officer. He has been sentenced to seven consecutive life terms.

Ronald Hamilton.
Ronald Hamilton. (Prince William County Police via AP)

News outlets report that Ronald Hamilton was formally sentenced Thursday in the 2016 killings of Officer Ashley Guindon and his wife, Crystal Hamilton.

The 28-year-old Guindon was working her first shift as an officer with the Prince William County Police Department when she responded to a domestic violence call at the Hamiltons’ home in Woodbridge. Two other officers also were shot by Hamilton, but survived.

Ashley Guindon
Officer Ashley Guindon.(Prince William County Police via AP)

A jury spared Hamilton’s life in October when it deadlocked on whether he should get the death penalty.

During the sentencing hearing, Guindon’s mother called Hamilton a “vicious, cold-blooded, heartless killer.”

Hamilton wiped tears from his face during the hearing.