(NSU Newsroom—Oct. 28, 2017)—Officials at Norfolk State University regret to report the death of Nicholas Jerome Ackies, a student, who passed away on Friday, Oct. 27, after he was the victim of a homicide in Norfolk. Ackies, 18, of Richmond, was a freshman criminal justice major. He was a defensive lineman for the NSU Football team. … Continue reading
BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday it won’t bring federal civil rights charges against six Baltimore police officers involved in the arrest and in-custody death of Freddie Gray, a young black man whose death touched off weeks of protests and unrest in the city. The officers were charged by state prosecutors … Continue reading
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — It was after midnight when a gunman burst into the living room of a southern Mississippi home where young people were playing video games. Caleb Edwards, 15, said the man — whom he knows as Corey Godbolt — demanded to know where his cousin’s parents where. Jordan Blackwell, 18, said they … Continue reading
CHICAGO (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s ready to “send in the Feds” if Chicago can’t reduce its homicide problem, and the city’s police superintendent says he is “more than willing” to work with the federal government to combat the violence. Trump tweeted Tuesday, Jan. 24, night: “If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible ‘carnage’ … Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A San Francisco filmmaker and community activist has been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a man on Monday, officials said. The San Francisco Chronicle reports (http://bit.ly/2e71HaX ) that police arrested 48-year-old Kevin Joseph Epps on suspicion of homicide and being a felon in possession of a firearm. When … Continue reading
SOMERSET WEST, South Africa (AP) — The mother of Oscar Pistorius’ slain girlfriend on Wednesday delivered the speech her daughter wrote and had planned to give at a South African school on the day she was killed by the Olympic athlete. June Steenkamp went back to Reeva Steenkamp’s old high school in their home town … Continue reading
High school students in northwest Washington grieved two classmates who were killed when an SUV jumped a curb and plowed into a group of teens on a walk during gym class. About 30 students from Windward High School in Ferndale, about 13 miles south of the Canadian border, were walking with a teacher Wednesday afternoon … Continue reading
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Chesapeake police have identified two women who were found dead in their home. Police tell media outlets that the deaths of 62-year-old Laurel Sanchez and 57-year-old Denise Perdue are being investigated as homicides. Officers found the women on Monday afternoon while responding to a report of an uninjured person. The women were … Continue reading
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