A 3-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS STRUCK BY GUNFIRE AS POLICE BURST INTO A BARRICADED ROOM, ENDING A FRIGHTENING HOSTAGE SITUATION.(PHOTO).
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...
To further assist the internally displaced persons and enhance civil-military relations,troops of 21 Brigade,7 Division Nigeria Army,have established a temporary school for the children at the Internally Displaced Persons {IDP} camp located in Bama town,Bama Local Government Area of Borno State using military tents.The school comprised 6 military tents in which soldiers not on essential duty served as teachers.In addition,some of the IDPs who were teachers before the their displacement,also teach in school.Presently,the school has a population of over 3,000 children.The Brigade has also establish a section of adult education for women.Impressed with the laudable initiative,the United Nations Children Fund {UNICEF} also assisted the Brigade with 2 additional tents and school bags for the pupil,while Borno State Urban Education deployed a Principal to assist in running of the school.The United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and the Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel,Mr Toby Lanzer,and Borno State Government celebrated the recently held World Humanitarian Day with the IDPs in the school and commended the efforts of the Nigerian Army for establishing the school.Similarly,an American Non-Government Organization {NGO},Empoer54,equally impressed with the fact that ''despite the heavy responsibility of fiighting off the terrorists daily,the soldiers are making time to teach the children'',appreciates the soldiers of 21 Brigade for their selfless effort by establishing the school in blog and hashtag.-Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman,Acting Director Army Public Relations.More photos below.
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