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The victim in a Vancouver murder-suicide had a protection order but Clark County judges say the law doesn’t let them take guns from abusers

State’s courts at odds over forcing surrender of arms after Flannery decision

By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Local News Editor
Published: August 12, 2024, 6:05am
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Baylee Gonzales embraces the daughter of Carissa Larkin on the morning of July 25 as first responders work at the scene of a murder-suicide in central Vancouver that left Larkin dead.
Baylee Gonzales embraces the daughter of Carissa Larkin on the morning of July 25 as first responders work at the scene of a murder-suicide in central Vancouver that left Larkin dead. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) Photo Gallery

Carissa Larkin feared for her life after obtaining a civil domestic violence protection order in April against her former fiance.

In her petition, Larkin, 32, wrote that Kyle Palmer owned firearms: “I am unsure of what Kyle is capable of but fear retaliation.”

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