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UMass-Dartmouth Freshman Killed While Walking On Campus: Police UMass-Dartmouth Freshman Killed While Walking On Campus: Police
UMass-Dartmouth Freshman Killed While Walking On Campus: Police A 19-year-old UMass-Dartmouth student was killed Thursday, April 6, as he crossed campus, authorities said.  Frank Petillo Jr., a freshman bioengineering student, after paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, the university said.  Campus police were called to Ring Road around 5:30 p.m. to reports that someone had been hit by a car. Officers found Petillo on the road with severe injuries, authorities said. Responders took him to St. Luke's Hospital. The driver of the Honda that hit Petillo was a fellow student and remained at the scene, authorities said.  State polic…

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by Josh Lanier
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Police ID Worcester State Hoops Star, Father As Pedestrian Killed on I-290, GoFundMe Created Police ID Worcester State Hoops Star, Father As Pedestrian Killed on I-290, GoFundMe Created
Police ID Worcester State Hoops Star, Father As Pedestrian Killed on I-290, GoFundMe Created Worcester police said identified the man who died in a hit-and-run crash along I-290 late Saturday night, Aug. 13, as a former star basketball star and father of a 4-year-old boy.  Jamal Mustapha, 27, was a standout player on the court at Doherty High School, where he graduated in 2013, reports said. Nicknamed Lucky Lefty, Mustapha played at UMass-Dartmouth for a season before he transferred to Worcester State University, where he played two seasons. His son Kyrie was born around this time.  Mustapha was killed at about 11:30 p.m. as he walked near exit 20 on 290. State …

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by Josh Lanier