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...
A 38 year old petty trader,Mrs Lovina Odo,has committed suicide by hanging herself with rope tied to a ceiling fan at No. 1,Ukpaka lane,Umusiome village,Nkpor-agu near Onitsha in Anambra.The incident occurred on March 28 at about 5pm.Mr Okechukwu Odo,the hussband of the deceased,said he and Lovina had been married for over eight years without a child.Odo,a car washer,said he returned home from work at about 6:30 pm and met sympathisers around his one-room apartment.''I left home for work that morning after taking my breakfast;she had asked that I buy a tuber of yam for dinner when I return.When I returned,I saw people gathered around my apartment only to be told that my wife had committed suicide,'' he said.
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