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...
Vice President,Professor Yemi Osinbajo today monday identified delay in the administration of Justice as a major challenge that must be jointly tackled by all relevant stakeholders in the justice sector,just as he urged judges,lawyers and others to change their attitudes and stand up for what is right.Speaking at the opening ceremony of a two-day Stakeholder's Summit organized by the Lagos State Ministry of Justice at tthe Convention Centre of Eko Hotels and Suits in Lagos,Osinbajo,a Senior Advocate of Nigeria {SAN},said stakeholders in the administration of justice must now begin to take the issue of delay more seriously and shun all forms of delay tactics.Osinbajo,who was the keynote speaker at the summit with the theme: ''Contemporary Trends: Catalysts For Justice Sector Reform in Lagos State,'' called on the judiciary,as a way out of the problem,to embrace day-to-day system for trials and heavy punishment for deliberate act of delay aimed at stalling cases.



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