{"id":126735,"date":"2017-08-09T13:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-08-09T18:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=126735"},"modified":"2017-08-14T10:10:38","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T15:10:38","slug":"jmst-police-release-statement-on-2-deaths-in-ne-jmst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=126735","title":{"rendered":"Jamestown deaths murder- suicide Police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jamestown\u00a0 (CSi)\u00a0 Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger has released a statement concerning <a href=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=126401\">the deaths of two individuals<\/a> on Sunday August 6, 2017 in their home.<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyRotatorWrapper\" align=\"center\">\r\n\r\n<!-- Begin DWUser_EasyRotator -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/c520866.r66.cf2.rackcdn.com\/1\/js\/easy_rotator.min.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div class=\"dwuserEasyRotator\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 450px; position:relative; text-align: left; background-color: #000000;\" data-erConfig=\"{autoplayEnabled:true, lpp:'102-105-108-101-58-47-47-47-67-58-47-85-115-101-114-115-47-79-119-110-101-114-47-68-111-99-117-109-101-110-116-115-47-69-97-115-121-82-111-116-97-116-111-114-80-114-101-118-105-101-119-47-112-114-101-118-105-101-119-95-115-119-102-115-47', wv:1, autoplayDelay:3000}\" data-erName=\"Suicide080617\" data-erTID=\"{jazycrcr4605192112051}\">\r\n\t<div data-ertype=\"content\" style=\"display: none;\"><ul data-erlabel=\"Main Category\">\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_14_1502111931\/content\/assets\/Suicide17-0.JPG\" alt=\"4th St NE Jamestown ND - August 6, 2017 - CSi Photos\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_14_1502111931\/content\/assets\/Suicide17-0.JPG\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">4th St NE Jamestown ND - August 6, 2017 - CSi Photos<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_14_1502111931\/content\/assets\/Suicide24-0.JPG\" alt=\"4th St NE Jamestown ND - August 6, 2017 - CSi Photos\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_14_1502111931\/content\/assets\/Suicide24-0.JPG\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">4th St NE Jamestown ND - August 6, 2017 - CSi Photos<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_14_1502111931\/content\/assets\/Suicide26-0.JPG\" alt=\"4th St NE Jamestown ND - August 6, 2017 - CSi Photos\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_14_1502111931\/content\/assets\/Suicide26-0.JPG\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">4th St NE Jamestown ND - August 6, 2017 - CSi Photos<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_14_1502111931\/content\/assets\/Suicide4-0.JPG\" alt=\"4th St NE Jamestown ND - August 6, 2017 - CSi Photos\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_14_1502111931\/content\/assets\/Suicide4-0.JPG\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">4th St NE Jamestown ND - August 6, 2017 - CSi Photos<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_14_1502111931\/content\/assets\/Suicide10-0.JPG\" alt=\"4th St NE Jamestown ND - August 6, 2017 - CSi Photos\" \/>\r\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumb\" src=\"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/EasyRotatorStorage\/user-content\/erc_14_1502111931\/content\/assets\/Suicide10-0.JPG\" \/>\r\n\t\t<span class=\"title\">4th St NE Jamestown ND - August 6, 2017 - CSi Photos<\/span>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\t<div data-ertype=\"layout\" data-ertemplateName=\"NONE\" style=\"\">\t\t\t<div class=\"erimgMain\" style=\"position: absolute; 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