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Firearm Homicide-Suicide Events in Southeastern Wisconsin, 1991-1997 (IN: The Varieties of Homicide and its Research. Proceedings of the 1999 Meeting of the Homicide Research Working Group, edited by P H Blackman)
Nie C L~~Kuhn E M~~et al
The public health model for injury prevention is utilized to comprehensively examine firearm homicide-suicide events. Records from multiple data sources were linked to better describe homicide-suicide events that occurred in 8 counties in southeastern Wisconsin. Homicide-suicides accounted for 3.8% of all firearm deaths for the study period. Of these deaths, 65% were classified as intimate partner violence. This paper discusses the trends of homicide-suicide incidence, circumstances, type of relationship, alcohol usage, firearm specifications including firearm ownership & trace information. Comprehensive knowledge of the victims, perpetrators, & firearms is crucial to evaluate current prevention programs & direct future efforts. (8 refs.)