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News Briefs
Sunnyvale man kills self, shoots mother-in-law
Pablo Bonnit, a Sunnyvale man, apparently shot and killed himself at his home after Sunnyvale Public Safety had come to his home after a report of a family disturbance by his wife. The man allegedly shot his mother-in-law in the exchange.
According to Captain Byron Pipkin, Public Safety received a call from Debra Bonnit, 43, at 10 p.m. on Oct. 14. Bonnit said that her husband, Pablo Bonnit, 82, had made threats to her and her children and she had left her Sunnyvale home at 1321 Torrance Ave. Pipkin said approximately a dozen public safety officers arrived at the home about 10 to 15 minutes later. They remained outside, attempting to make contact with Pablo and briefly spoke with him on the phone.
Pipkin said at approximately 10:40 p.m. officers heard shots coming from inside the home. The officers entered the home and found Pablo dead with what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. They also found Flora San Diego, 80, in the same room and discovered she had also been shot. Pipkin said when he last checked, she was in serious but stable condition.
San Diego is reportedly Debra Bonnit's mother. Pipkin said that five to six others were in the home at the time of the shooting, some of whom were the Bonnits' children.
Pipkin said that with the suspect dead, public safety officers are now processing the home for physical evidence.
Town Center holds annual Halloween harvest festival
The annual Sunnyvale Parks and Recreation Halloween harvest festival is happening Oct. 27, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., inside the Silicon Valley WAVE, at 2502 Town Center Lane, Sunnyvale. Wearing costumes is encouraged, and there will be arts and crafts, live entertainment and a costume parade, all free of charge. For more information, call 408.730.7350.
Keep your cats inside during Halloween trick-or-treating
The Humane Society of Santa Clara Valley has issued a warning to owners of black and white cats as Halloween approaches. The Humane Society states the cats could become targets of abuse or sacrificial rituals because of mythological beliefs that black cats symbolize evil and white cats symbolize purity. Christine Benninger, executive director of the Humane Society, said people who abuse animals often cruise neighborhoods looking for black cats just before Halloween, and she strongly recommended keeping all pets confined inside, especially on Halloween night.
Change alarm batteries
The Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety and the International Association of Fire Chiefs remind Sunnyvale residents to change their smoke alarm batteries on October 28, the same day that they change their clocks to standard time as part of the "Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries" campaign.
Public safety also wants to remind residents to test smoke alarms by pushing the test button, plan two ways out of the house in event of a fire, and practice those escape routes with the entire family. Families should also prepare a fire safety kit that includes working flashlights.
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