News in Brief: Police Told Homicide Victim to Stop Calling

Natasha Hall was afraid of her ex-boyfriend. Friends, family, and, seemingly, everyone except the DeLand, Florida police knew all too well that Clay Coffner, the ex, was jealous, abusive, and psychotic - which is partly the reason the couple split up.

Yet, when Hall, who was 17, called the police for help, she was told to stop calling or she'd be arrested. She was later found dead outside her mother's home. She'd been shot in the head by Coffner, who had then turned the gun on himself.

The DeLand police department could not be reached for comment, or, apparently, anything else.