A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AS POLICE BURST INTO A BARRICADED ROOM, ENDING A FRIGHTENING HOSTAGE SITUATION.(PHOTO).

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 A Mother's Day Nightmare in Princeton, Illinois. A 3-year-old boy was struck by gunfire as police burst into a barricaded room, ending a frightening hostage situation. Multiple agencies responded to the Hummingbird Mobile Home Park in Princeton, Illinois, on Sunday, May 10th at 2:42 a.m. The initial call went out as a domestic disturbance but officers discovered much worse.  42-year-old, Anthony Rodriguez, had barricaded himself in a room armed with a knife. Anthony had taken several people as hostages, including Aurora Almanza and her 3-year-old son.  Multiple agencies were on the scene, including the Bureau County Sheriff's Office, Illinois State Police and  the Princeton Police Department.  Authorities attempted to negotiate but ultimately rushed the room when they heard screaming coming from inside.  Officials have reported that officers fired shots as they entered the room. Anthony Rodriguez was hit and was neutralized.  Sadly, Aurora Almanza's t...

OVER THE WEEKEND,AT LEAST 21 HUTUS WERE KILLED IN EASTERN CONGO.

                            According to the United Nation who said yesterday monday that,at least 21 people were killed,40 wounded and dozens of houses burned down in this weekend attacks aimed at Hutus in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.U.N spokesman Amouzoun Codjo Martin said the weekend attacks were carried out by members of two militias,the Nande-dominated UPDI and the NDC,which is mostly made up of Nyanga,and another local ethnic group.The U.N said in a statement that ''The fighting had reached an alarming level and could cause a large scale of violence in the region,as well as displacement of civilians.The U.N has also receive reports of looting,abduction and rape over the past few days''.Tensions have spiked between the Hutu and neighboring communities since Congo's army launched a military offensive last year against the FDLR,displacing large numbers of fighters and Hutu civilians.Congolese troops and U.N peacekeepers were forced to fire inti the air last wednesday in a nearby town to disperse Hutu and Nande villagers after the two groups clashed with machetes and batons.One more photo below.                                                                                                

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