Colin Flaherty reviews and gives commentary on news with the headlines "Anne Hathaway shares powerful post about Oakland murder victim Nia Wilson" and "Jury finds man guilty of shooting, killing 2 sisters in attempted robbery" and "Homeless man Terry Hickman told friend he choked woman to death in van, police say" and "Handyman shot, killed elderly Florida couple in possible extortion attempt, deputies say" and "Deputies search for teen following double murder" and "A youth’s second chance, another family’s tragedy"
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http://abc7news.com/anne-hathaway-shares-post-about-nia-wilsons-murder/3828146/
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway calls out white privilege in powerful post about Oakland murder victim Nia Wilson.
Police say the 18-year-old was stabbed to death during an unprovoked attack at the MacArthur BART station on July 22.
Hathaway shared a picture of Wilson on her Instagram account, along with a message.
"The murder of Nia Wilson- may she rest in the power and peace she was denied here- is unspeakable AND MUST NOT be met with silence. She is not a hash tag; she was a black woman and she was murdered in cold blood by a white man. White people- including me, including you- must take into the marrow of our privileged bones the truth that ALL black people fear for their lives DAILY in America and have done so for GENERATIONS. White people DO NOT have equivalence for this fear of violence. Given those givens, we must ask our (white)selves- how "decent" are we really? Not in our intent, but in our actions? In our lack of action? Peace and prayers and JUSTICE for Nia and the Wilson family," wrote Hathaway.
https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/jury-finds-man-guilty-of-shooting-killing-2-sisters-in-attempted-robbery/796406193
Updated: Jul 23, 2018 - 8:02 PM
PITTSBURGH - The man accused of shooting and killing two sisters in McKeesport last year has just been found guilty by a jury of second-degree murder.
According to police paperwork, Lesko and Robb, were randomly chosen.
They were at Robb's Gross Street home last September when Lankford and another man decided to rob them.
Robb's door was open because it was hot that night and police say the two men used that as an opportunity.
Police say nothing was ever taken from the home but Lankford shot and killed both women.
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2018/07/police_homeless_man_told_frien.html
By Aimee Green [email protected]
Updated Jul 23; Posted Jul 23
Terry Hickman confided in a friend last week that he choked a woman until she stopped breathing, according to a probable cause affidavit. Police say officers were flagged down on North Lombard Street near Portsmouth Avenue by Hickman's friends, who said Hickman confessed to killing the woman and was at their apartment.
https://www.ajc.com/news/national/handyman-shot-killed-elderly-florida-couple-possible-extortion-attempt-deputies-say/V0WDBGoltDiGWL7inHoHEK/?icmp=np_inform_variation-test
By Monique Valdes, WFTV.com July 23, 2018
Handyman Frederico Gondola is accused of fatally shooting a couple in Kissimmee, Florida, after doing work for them.
Handyman shot, killed elderly Florida couple in possible extortion attempt, deputies say
July 23, 2018
By Monique Valdes, WFTV.com
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KISSIMMEE, FLA. —
A Kissimmee couple found dead inside their home last week were shot to death by their handyman, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/deputies-search-for-teen-following-double-murder
POSTED: JUL 22 2018 02:08PM EDT
UPDATED: JUL 22 2018 04:48PM EDT
BRADENTON (FOX 13) - The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a teenager following a double homicide Sunday morning.
Investigators say they were called to the Manatee Memorial Hospital where a victim, 18-year-old Caleb Bowman, died from a gunshot wound.
A second victim, 18-year-old Kemundrey Pittmon, was found dead.
https://www.ajc.com/news/youth-second-chance-another-family-tragedy/E1jgzjHXPceQz6OdWlVEjN/?icmp=np_inform_variation-test
By Carrie Teegardin, July 22, 2018
But after two-and-a-half years in juvenile detention, the judge gave him a break. She put Myrick on probation and placed him in a special program whose director confidently claimed her program could keep tabs on Myrick and reform him, just as it had many other violent youths, according to a transcript of the hearing.
Now 17, Myrick is accused of shooting Christian Broder, 34, a restaurant manager from Washington, D.C., who was waiting for an Uber ride as he left a wedding reception earlier this month at Atlanta’s Capital City Country Club. Broder, an Atlanta native, died Friday as a result of the wounds he suffered in the shooting. He is survived by his wife and a 9-month-old daughter.
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