KILLEEN, Texas — Killeen police are trying to determine why a Fort Hood soldier fatally shot two neighbors before killing his wife and himself in an off-post confrontation.
The soldier, Atase Giffa, went to a neighbor's home where his 28-year-old wife, Dawn, was at Sunday night, opened fire, then forced her to return home with him, police spokeswoman Carroll Smith said.
"He shot a couple of people, took her, forced her back to the residence, then shot her and shot himself," Smith said. "They all knew each other. Everybody knew each other."
Officers responded to several 911 calls about gunfire about 10:30 p.m. Sunday, Smith said, adding she did not know who called for help.
Police located Lydia Farina, 31, and Larry Guzman, 40, slain at Farina's home. A 41-year-old woman in that home was injured and remained in serious condition Tuesday. Her name was not released.
Police discovered the bodies of Giffa, 30, and his wife at their own home nearby.
Officers recently had been at the Giffa house for a domestic disturbance, according to Smith. She had no immediate details on the prior call.
Fort Hood officials issued a statement Tuesday saying Atase Giffa was from Clarkston, Ga., and enlisted in 2009 as an automated logistics specialist. He and Dawn Giffa, who was from Kingston, Ontario, met while he was stationed at Fort Drum, N.Y., according to the Watertown, N.Y., Daily Times.
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