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...

COVID-19: NIGERIA ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN JOURNALISTS DISTRIBUTES PALLIATIVES TO MEMBERS.{PHOTO}.#PRESS RELEASE.

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    The Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Lagos Chapter, has distributed relief materials to over 200 female journalists and widows across Lagos State.
Speaking during the distribution exercise at Radio Lagos Complex, Alausa, the NAWOJ Chairperson – Comrade Adeola Ekine – said the edible items were received from the Lagos State Government as part of the measures to cushion the effects of the COVID -19 lockdown.
Ekine explained that the relief materials were presented to members of the association through their chapels while children of deceased members also benefitted from the government’s gesture.
“We also make sure we cater for some female journalists who do not belong to any chapel, as well as widows and elderly women who are in dire need of the relief packages”, she stated.
Expressing satisfaction with the distribution pattern of relief materials in the State, the NAWOJ Chairperson applauded the State government for reaching out to the poor and vulnerable.
She further appreciated the State for ensuring that female journalists benefit from the interventions, saying “the gesture is evidence that the Sanwo-Olu administration is a true friend of journalists and also gender-friendly.
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