Current Events from Mrs. Countryman's World History class at Booker T Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts
Sunday, May 19, 2013
A Student Killed by Police Officer by Cruz Rendon
A student from Hofstra University died during a confrontation with a home invasion by a police officer in New York. The police officer shot 8 bullets at the man invading the student's home off-campus. The man was threatening to shoot the student. The police officer successfully killed the man by shooting him with 7 bullets but one went to the head of the student leading to her death as well. Her funeral is planned for Wednesday
Read more here: http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/18/us/new-york-student-killed/index.html
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Ohmagudness!!!!!!!! That's so sad! I hope the family heals ok. She's in a better place now.
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How terrible! The police man tried to save the student from the bad guy but in the end he also killed a victim!!! I hope that the family will be forgiving and see that it was just a mistake.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad. The police officer was trying to do his job and help the student that was being help hostage by the suspect. But unfortunately he killed both the student and the suspect. zi hope that the family of the victim is okay.
ReplyDeleteThat's crazy :( poor girl :/
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