Tuesday, September 25, 2012

New Canaan Shooting Suspect Was Former Bear Stearns, Lehman Banker


The New Canaan, Conn. believed to have shot and killed his wife on Friday before turning his weapon on himself was a former Wall Street banker previously employed at Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Bank of America, according to reports.

James D. Owen, 48, had worked on mergers and acquisitions and mid-market financing for the telecommunications industry at The Bank Street Group until recently, according to Teri Buhl, who first reported on Mr. Owens’ Wall Street connections. Mr. Owen had also worked for Bear Stearns, Lehman Brothers and Banc of America Securities, according to Business Insider. The latter firm was an investment banking subsidiary to Bank of America.

New Canaan police responded to gunshots at Mr. Owen’s Park Street condominium at around 2:40 p.m. Friday, according to the New Canaan Advertiser, and found Mr. Owen and his wife, Billie Faigout-Owen dead. Police suspect that Mr. Owen shot his wife, then shot himself, according to the paper….

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