Mr. McDowell admitted shooting the woman but called it an accident, pleaded guilty to manslaughter and drew a 10-year prison term.

The suspect admitted shooting the student, Neal Boyd, 16, the police chief, John Roby, said.

B2 A grand jury declined to indict a 14-year-old boy who admitted shooting a man at a Manhattan hotel after the man tried to molest him, a law enforcement official said.

Mr. Branch, then 17, admitted shooting a rifle into the Polkeys' window a few months before.

In his testimony, Mr. Jackson admitted shooting the 25-year-old officer, but said he had done so in self-defense after she drew her gun and falsely accused him of robbing her.

Mr. Evans admitted shooting Mr. Pahwa in a robbery.

Then I exulted, in a shameful way, after Chapin admitted shooting his aging wife in the head in 1918.

Given the extent of the suspects' admissions, it was unclear why each refused to admit shooting the woman, insisting that the other did so.

He admitted shooting the guard, but described the shooting as an accident.

The man admitted shooting his wife's lover in a fit of rage after discovering them together in bed.