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KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND REMAINS
ON THE LOOSE TONIGHT. GOOD
EVENING, I'M MARK ALLAN. AND
I'M KATIE USSIN. DEPUTIES IN
MERCER COUNTY ARE ON THE HUNT
FOR 40-YEAR-OLD DANIEL
"CHARLES" MARTIN. THEY SAY
HE SHOT 26-YEAR OLD MINDI
SHINN INSIDE HER HOME IN
ROCKFORD...A SMALL COMMUNITY
IN MERCER COUNTY.
IN OUR TOP STORY AT
5-30...JORDAN BURGESS LOOKS AT
WHY THE TOWN HAS NEVER HAD TO
DEAL WITH ANYTHING LIKE THIS
BEFORE.
PEOPLE HERE IN ROCKFORD CAN
NOW FIND A RARE SIGHT IN THEIR
STORE FRONT WINDOWS. A WANTED
POSTER. AS FAR AS ANYBODY CAN
TELL IT'S THE FIRST *** IN
THE CITY'S HISTORY. THEY'D
LIKE IT TO BE THE LAST. AS
ROCKFORD'S POLICE CHIEF MAKES
HIS ROUNDS ON THIS DAY..HE HAS
SOMETHING WITH HIM THAT MANY
HERE HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE. BEEN
HERE 50 YEARS AND IT'S THE
FIRST TIME IT'S HAPPENED.
DISPLAYED IN WINDOWS ALONG
WITH THE ADS FOR SANDWICHES
AND OLD ELECTION SIGNS IS NOW
THIS WANTED POSTER FOR 40-YEAR-
OLD DANIEL CHARLES MARTIN.
HE'S ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND
KILLING HIS GIRLFRIEND 26-YEAR
OLD MELINDA SHINN ON NOVEMBER
8TH. OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE AND
ARREST AND BRING HIM IN
CANDLE WAX AND A CROSS STILL
REMAIN OUTSIDE THE HOME IN
ROCKFORD WHERE MELINDA WAS
KILLED AND FRIENDS HELD A
VIGIL. IN A STATEMENT..THOSE
AT COOPER FARMS WHERE SHE
WORKED TALKED ABOUT HER
SHINING PERSONALITY AND HER
LOVE FOR HER 9-YEAR OLD SON.
THIS WAS SHOWN..QUOTE IN HER
RECENT DESIRE TO WORK EXTRA
HOURS JUST SO SHE COULD
PURCHASE THAT SPECIAL
CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR HIM. END
QUOTE. TO HONOR MELINDA'S
MEMORY...HER CO-WORKERS ARE
CHIPPING IN TO MAKE SURE HER
SON HAS A GOOD CHRISTMAS.
MEANWHILE..THOSE IN ROCKFORD
ARE TRYING TO RECAPTURE THEIR
SENSE OF SECURITY. THAT JUST
PROVES YOU'RE NEVER SAFE IN A
SMALL TOWN THE WAY THINGS ARE
NOW. DEPUTIES SAY MARTIN
MAY STILL BE ARMED SO IF YOU
SEE HIM YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO
APPROACH HIM BUT INSTEAD CALL
THE MERCER COUNTY SHERIFF'S
OFFICE AT 419 586-7724 OR CALL
YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. REPORTING IN ROCKFORD.
JORDAN BURGESS. 2NEWS.