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California gamer drove to Texas to kill teen he met online: Cops
Murder

Authorities have identified the 23-year-old California man they believe made a 3,400-mile round trip over 72 hours last month to kill another man he met via an online game, the Flower Mound, Texas, Police Department announced Friday. Flower Mound police found Matthew Thane, 18, dead from a gunshot wound outside his home early on August …

Murder
August 21, 2020

Alleged killer drove 1,700 miles each way to fatally shoot victim over online game: Cops

Police in two jurisdictions 1,700 miles apart are looking at whether a dispute during an online game prompted a California man to drive to Texas to kill an 18-year-old man and then drive back home, where he killed himself, over a 72-hour period, the Flower Mound Police Department said. Flower Mound police found Matthew Thane …