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12-26-07, 08:14 PM
Man crashes into house of Army secretary
The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Dec 26, 2007 16:34:36 EST

FORT WORTH, Texas — A man crashed his sport utility vehicle into the kitchen of Secretary of the Army Pete Geren over the weekend and then shot and killed himself a short time later, Fort Worth police said.

It wasn’t immediately clear if the man, identified as 37-year-old Edward McKee, realized that the house he struck was that of Geren. Geren said Tuesday he did not know the man.

The crash occurred early Sunday morning.

Police said McKee walked to his garage, about a block away, and shot himself in the head.

While police were investigating the accident, McKee’s father came up to them and said he thought his son was involved in the accident and had shot himself, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported in its online edition Monday.

Fort Worth police Lt. Dean Sullivan also said it’d doubtful McKee targeted the house. Authorities are awaiting toxicology results on McKee, Sullivan said.

Geren said people were home but no one was injured.

“There was a good bit of damage,” Geren said. “We haven’t gotten a good estimate. It’s not insignificant.”

Geren, a former Texas congressman, was confirmed as secretary of the Army in July.

Ellie