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Facing financial meltdown, with electricity turned off by power company, Christine Lucas’ plan to die by police gunfire worked

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<div id&equals;"metaslider-id-8602" style&equals;"max-width&colon; 700px&semi;" class&equals;"ml-slider-3-100-1 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-8602 ml-slider ms-theme-default" role&equals;"region" aria-label&equals;"KLAN" data-height&equals;"500" data-width&equals;"700">&NewLine; <div id&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;container&lowbar;8602">&NewLine; <div id&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;8602" class&equals;"flexslider">&NewLine; <ul class&equals;'slides'>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; block&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8603 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;43&colon;58"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;10-450x321&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8603 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> &lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing foreclosure on her home&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8604 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;45&colon;37"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;02-1-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8604 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> &lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing foreclosure on her home&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8605 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;47&colon;15"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;01-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8605 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> &lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing foreclosure on her home&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8606 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;47&colon;56"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;21-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8606 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> &lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing foreclosure on her home&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8607 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;48&colon;46"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;18-600x428&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8607 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> &lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing foreclosure on her home&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8608 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;49&colon;23"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;19-686x490&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8608 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> &lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing foreclosure on her home&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8609 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;55&colon;28"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;13-655x468&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8609 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> &lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing foreclosure on her home&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8610 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;57&colon;06"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;12-525x375&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8610 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> &lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing foreclosure on her home&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8611 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 20&colon;58&colon;13"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;16-600x428&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8611 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> &lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing foreclosure on her home&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8612 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 21&colon;00&colon;02"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;11-400x285&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8612 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> &lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing foreclosure on her home&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8613 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 21&colon;01&colon;32"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;04-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8613 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> &lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing foreclosure on her home&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-8614 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2015-05-21 21&colon;03&colon;09"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;amazon&period;com&sol;KLAN-Killing-America&sol;dp&sol;B00GONSVA8&sol;ref&equals;la&lowbar;B0051KKWKM&lowbar;1&lowbar;5&lowbar;title&lowbar;0&lowbar;main&quest;s&equals;books&amp&semi;ie&equals;UTF8&amp&semi;qid&equals;1432255919&amp&semi;sr&equals;1-5" target&equals;"&lowbar;self" aria-label&equals;"View Slide Details" class&equals;"metaslider&lowbar;image&lowbar;link"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;05&sol;03-700x500&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"700" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-8602 slide-8614 msDefaultImage" &sol;><&sol;a><div class&equals;"caption-wrap"><div class&equals;"caption"> &lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing foreclosure on her home&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period;<&sol;div><&sol;div><&sol;li>&NewLine; <&sol;ul>&NewLine; <&sol;div>&NewLine; &NewLine; <&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2015&sol;01&sol;23&sol;maryland-police-beat-gerald-campbell-hit-gunfire-flown-trauma-unit&sol;maryland-state-police-news-beat&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-7379"><img class&equals;"alignleft wp-image-7379 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2015&sol;01&sol;Maryland-State-Police-News-Beat-1024x544&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Maryland State Police News Beat" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"544" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<h2>Facing financial meltdown&comma; with electricity turned off by power company&comma; Christine Lucas’ plan to die by police gunfire worked<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Editor&&num;8217&semi;s Note&colon; There are two persons with the name of Christine Lucas in Cecil County Court records with prior foreclosure records&comma; one is Christine L&period; and the other is Christine A&period; The Maryland State Police have stated the person deceased in this article is Christine A&period; Lucas&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">&lpar;RISING SUN&comma; MD&rpar; – A woman facing financial meltdown&comma; and who had been living without electricity for several months&comma; and who police say left a suicide note&comma; and provided the note and documents to her son was shot dead by Maryland State Troopers as she aimed a gun at the officers&period; The woman reportedly armed herself with a lookalike gun and called police with a false call of intruders apparently to achieve what appears to be a case of suicide by cop in Rising Sun&comma; Md&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">According to the Maryland State Police&comma; Troopers responding to a call for an intruder at a Cecil County home early this morning fatally wounded a woman inside the home after she accused them of not being real police officers and pointed what appeared to be a real handgun at them&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The woman is identified as Christine A&period; Lucas&comma; 45&comma; of 633 Lombard Road&comma; Rising Sun&comma; Md&period;  Despite administration of emergency care by a trooper paramedic and the response of medics&comma; she was pronounced dead at the scene&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The troopers who fired their weapons are identified as Trooper First Class Justin Rann&comma; a four-year veteran assigned to the North East Barrack and Trooper First Class Timothy Graham&comma; a four-year veteran assigned to the Aviation Command&period;  TFC Graham was working road patrol at the North East Barrack during midnight shift because the helicopter section he is assigned to was closed due to poor weather&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The preliminary investigation indicates shortly before 2&colon;00 a&period;m&period; today&comma; a 911 call was received at the Cecil County Emergency Operations Center and transferred to the North East Barrack&period;  The female caller repeatedly said that an intruder was in her home&period;  She also said her phone was about to shut off&comma; and the call was soon disconnected&period;  Barrack personnel attempted to call the number back&comma; but there was no answer&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Troopers&comma; Cecil County Sheriff’s Office deputies and an officer from the Rising Sun Police Department responded to the two-story&comma; single family home&period;  Attempts were made to contact anyone in the home from outside the residence&comma; but there was no response&period;  A short time later&comma; a woman was heard screaming inside&period;  Troopers reported this to the barrack and then forced their way into an attached garage and entered the home&period;  The troopers were in uniform and were repeatedly announcing they were police officers&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">There were no lights on in the house&period;  It was later learned the electricity in the home had been shut off months ago&period;  Troopers used flashlights to light their way through the first floor to the living room&comma; all the while calling out they were police officers&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">In the living room&comma; two troopers and a police officer from the Rising Sun Police Department found a woman&comma; later identified as Ms&period; Lucas&comma; who was seated in a chair&period;  Troopers gave her verbal commands&comma; but she did not respond&period;  She then put her hands in her lap and picked up what appeared to troopers to be a handgun&period;  She told the troopers she did not believe they were the &OpenCurlyQuote;real police&period;’<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The troopers retreated from the immediate area and repeatedly told the woman to drop the gun&period;  They continued to assure her they were police officers there to help&period;  The woman ignored their commands and then raised the gun&comma; pointing it toward the troopers who were just outside the threshold of the room&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">In fear for their lives&comma; both troopers fired their department-issued &period;40 caliber Glock 22 pistols&comma; striking Ms&period; Lucas&period;  TFC Graham is a flight paramedic and provided immediate emergency care&period;  Medics from Rising Sun also responded to the scene&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The Maryland State Police Homicide Unit was called and responded to conduct the investigation&period;  Investigators learned Ms&period; Lucas’ 15-year-old son was upstairs when the shooting occurred&period;  He was unharmed and told investigators he had been sleeping in the living room earlier when his mother had awakened him&period;  She handed him a duffel bag with his clothes inside and told him she loved him and to go upstairs and stay&period;  She also told him where to find a folder containing his birth certificate and her personal information&period;  He did not come downstairs when police arrived&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Investigators also learned Ms&period; Lucas had not taken prescribed medications for the past couple of weeks&period;  Her husband reportedly stayed at the home periodically but had left yesterday and was not there&period;  Investigators have information indicating the family was having financial difficulty&period;  The electricity in the home had been turned off&comma; possibly as long as four months ago&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">A search warrant was obtained for the home&period;  State Police crime scene technicians have processed the scene&period;  The gun being held by Ms&period; Lucas was determined to be an <&sol;span>air-soft<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;"> pistol that was the size of a real handgun&period;  The gun had been painted black&comma; making it appear more realistic&period;  Investigators also found what appears to be a suicide note from Ms&period; Lucas&comma; giving an apparent explanation for her actions&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Two other troopers&comma; three county sheriff’s deputies&comma; and the Rising Sun Police officer were also at the scene&period;  Those officers were not involved in the shooting&period;  Both troopers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave&comma; which is the procedure&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The State Police Homicide Unit investigation is continuing&period;  Upon completion&comma; it will be provided to the Cecil County State’s Attorney’s Office for review&period;  The state’s attorney’s office was contacted this morning by investigators and briefed on the investigation&period;  The State Police Internal Affairs Unit will also be conducting an investigation&comma; as it does in any police-involved shooting&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Christine Lucas had been prosecuted by the Cecil County States Attorney Ellis Rollins III for failing to send her child to school&period; The charges consisted of 14 counts of contributing to the delinquency of a child and resulted in a plea bargain where Lucas pleaded guilty&comma; was fined &dollar;50 and put on Probation Before Judgment on Aug&period; 15&comma; 2014&period; 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