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...
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra on friday directed the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital {NAUTH},Nnewi,management to free 12 indigent children treated of various ailments.Pressmen reported that Obiano visited the hospital to see a relation on admission and was compassionate after seeing the plight of the patients including amputees.A beneficiary of the governor's gesture,Mr Paul Ifemesi,said that they had been discharged but their parents and guardians could not offset the hospital bills.He commended the governor for the gesture as the bills run into thousands of naira.Sources report that indigent patients lined up at the entrance through which the governor went to the ward to see his relation.Mr Kris Nigige,Director of Information of the hospital,while confirming the Obiano's gesture,said that the beneficiaries plans had worked when they heard of the governor's presence.''Obiano came out and learnt they were indigent patients and ordered for their bills to be computed and posted to his account,'' he said.
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