US man shoots cop, stabs judge

Washington:  A suspect being brought before a US court allegedly shot at a woman police officer, stabbed a judge and then fled the scene, a news channel reported.
Authorities were searching on Saturday for the suspect in Washington state.
The man gave his name as Michael Thomas at the Grays Harbor county court on Friday.
He knocked Deputy Polly Davin to the floor and took her weapon. He then fired twice, hitting the deputy once in the shoulder.
"The judge rushed to the aid of the officer and actually struck the suspect physically, knocking him off of the deputy," said Undersheriff Rick Scott.
The suspect then cut judge David Edwards in the neck. Both the judge and the police officer were treated at a hospital.
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Man shoots son dead over serving mutton

Patna:  A man shot dead his son after an argument on serving him mutton before other members of the family in a village in Bihar, police said on Sunday.
Radhakrishna Thakur, a retired soldier, killed his 20-year-old son Satrughan Thakur in Nawadih village under Sikarhatta police station in Bhojpur district, about 60 km from here, over an argument on serving him mutton first, police said.
According to police, prima facie it appears that Radhakrishna was drunk when he shot dead his young son.
"His family members told police that Radhakrishna was angered when his younger son Satrughan wanted to be served mutton before his elder brother and grabbed the dish but Radhakrishna threatened to kill him if he did not allow him to serve his elder son first," a police officer said.
The victim's mother Lilawati Devi has lodged an FIR against her husband for killing her son.
A district police officer said that police have recovered the half-burnt body of the victim from the cremation ground after it was informed about the incident.
"Going by the statements of some villagers, the accused tried to cremate the victim in a hurry to suppress the evidence," the police official said.
Police said Radhakrishna is absconding after the incident.
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