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Former City College Lax Player Killed Changing Tire In Apparent Hit-Run Crash In VA: Reports Former City College Lax Player Killed Changing Tire In Apparent Hit-Run Crash In VA: Reports
Former City College Lax Player Killed Changing Tire In Apparent Hit-Run Crash In VA: Reports A 20-year-old airman was killed when he was struck by a vehicle while changing a tire on Interstate 295 in Virginia early this week, authorities said. Makai Cummings' body was found on the roadway in Hanover County just after 2 a.m. Monday, May 8, Virginia State Police said in a news release. The vehicle that struck him fled the scene, authorities said. Fly High brother, I'll miss you, I am glad for the time we were able to spend together Makai Cummings Posted by Franco Joaquin S. Carriedo on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 Cummings was apparently a Nottingham, MD native, who was stationed at Se…

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Virginia Woman Who Refused Abortion Found Murdered, Boyfriend Charged: Report Virginia Woman Who Refused Abortion Found Murdered, Boyfriend Charged: Report
Virginia Woman Who Refused Abortion Found Murdered, Boyfriend Charged: Report A Virginia Naval officer is being held in custody after the murder of his pregnant girlfriend who allegedly refused to get an abortion, reports the Associated Press. Raquiah King, 20, was found fatally shot near an intersection in Hanover County the day after her boyfriend, Emmanuel Coble, 27, took her to an abortion clinic for a procedure she refused, the report states.  Coble reportedly got upset with King about her decision to not get an abortion, and was charged for her murder a month after her body was discovered, continues the outlet. An affidavit for the case states that King h…

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by Annie DeVoe
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Police ID Victim In Stafford Motel Murder Police ID Victim In Stafford Motel Murder
Police ID Victim In Stafford Motel Murder Authorities have identified the man killed at a Red Roof Inn in Stafford County over the weekend.  Deputies said Leo Franklin, 47, of Maryland, died at the Warrenton Road motel in Stafford just after 8 a.m. on Sunday, June 19.  George Pearson III, 44, of Stafford, reportedly shot him and then fled the scene in a silver Toyota Tacoma, still armed with the handgun, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. A Crisis Negotiation Team spoke with Pearson on FaceTime in an attempt to get him to turn himself in. He told them he wouldn't be taken alive, deputies said. However, when offic…

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by Josh Lanier & Cecilia Levine
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FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit
FaceTime Fugitive: Motel Murder Suspect Surrenders During I-95 Pursuit Authorities got a murder suspect to surrender over FaceTime as he led a police pursuit on Interstate 95 in Virginia, they said. George Pearson III, 44, of Stafford, shot the victim in his chest at a Red Roof Inn on Warrenton Road around 8:15 a.m. June 19, then fled the scene in a silver Toyota Tacoma, still armed with a handgun, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said. Once able to identify the suspect, authorities called him on FaceTime and added a member of the Crisis Negotiation Team joined to the call. While attempting to negotiate a peaceful surrender, Pearson indicated he …

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by Cecilia Levine