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A Battle Creek woman was shot in the head by her former boyfriend, who then killed himself Wednesday in the parking lot of a Portage Road business, according to police.

Tobi Meyer, 28, was taken into surgery at Bronson Methodist Hospital and listed in critical condition, Portage Police Department Lt. Don Butler said Wednesday.

Bronson officials, citing federal privacy laws, would not confirm Meyer was a patient at the facility.

Meyer and Demont Macdonald, 28, of Wyoming, had recently ended a six-and-a-half-year relationship, Butler said. They met in the parking lot of the State Farm Claims Center, 5564 Portage Road, at about 12:20 p.m. to exchange some possessions.

That’s when Macdonald shot Meyer in the head, Butler said. Then he got into a truck and shot himself in the head. Macdonald was pronounced dead at Bronson, Butler said.

There were no witnesses to the shooting, police said. Butler said he believed the two had been living together in Wyoming. An Internet search of the two showed them listed at the same Wyoming address. No phone number was listed.

Meyer was taking a training course at the State Farm building, Butler said.

State Farm officials said this morning that Meyer has worked for the company for the past five years as a claims representative. Spokeswoman Angie Rinock said Meyer has worked at several State Farm locations in Michigan during that time, but was unaware how long she has worked at the Portage Road facility.

Company officials had on-site counseling today for employees at the Portage Road location and offices in Grand Rapids and Marshall for employees who know Meyer, Rinock said.

“We’re very concerned and our hearts are going out to her and her family,” Rinock said.

Kalamazoo Gazette

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By DINA GUIRGUIS
Gannett New Jersey
NEW BRUNSWICK

Through a series of security audits and an initiative to create a continuing education course for teachers on school security and emergency management, acting Gov. Richard J. Codey hopes to put New Jersey at the forefront of protecting schools from terroristic threats.

At his New Jersey School Security Summit at Rutgers University on Tuesday, Codey announced these initiatives and discussed the need for a proactive stance on school security.

“Every child deserves a learning environment free of fear and terrorism,” Codey told the audience of about 250 people.

“We already see a large number of schools employing police officers, and this may become commonplace,” Codey said. “It’s unfortunate, but it’s a sign of the times.”

Codey discussed the state’s new security audits of every school. The program, which began last month and will conclude by Labor Day, was designed to ensure that every public, charter and private school is using the checklist of security measures created during his administration.

“We are doing things no other state is doing,” Codey said.

Results of the audit will be compiled into a database that will give state officials a picture of security at New Jersey’s schools.

Codey also announced his desire to create a comprehensive, continuing education course on school security and emergency management for teachers and other school officials.

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