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Students Assaulted, Caught With Weapon In Mount Vernon Students Assaulted, Caught With Weapon In Mount Vernon
Students Assaulted, Caught With Weapon In Mount Vernon A school district in Westchester reported the assault of a student and the discovery of a weapon in another child's possession on the same day.  In separate announcements, Mount Vernon City School District Acting Superintendent K. Veronica Smith said the city's police department is investigating two separate incidents that happened on Tuesday, April 2. The first of the incidents to be detailed happened during the morning hours when a BB gun was found in a student's possession at the Nelson Mandela/Hosea Zollicoffer Elementary School, Smith said.  The weapon was found th…
Fundraising Effort Launched For Funeral Of 9-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Minivan In Westchester Fundraising Effort Launched For Funeral Of 9-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Minivan In Westchester
Fundraising Effort Launched For Funeral Of 9-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Minivan In Westchester A fundraising campaign has been started for the family of 9-year-old Drew Faustin, who was struck and killed by a minivan in Westchester while crossing the street just days before his 10th birthday. Faustin, a fourth-grade student at Graham Elementary School in Mount Vernon was struck by the vehicle driven by 27-year-old Connecticut resident Janay Ruiz, 27, shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, while crossing South Columbus Avenue in Mount Vernon, officials said. The boy was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx for treatment, where he was pronounced dead. In response, a …
Victim, Driver ID'd: Boy Dies After Being Hit By Minivan In Westchester Victim, Driver ID'd: Boy Dies After Being Hit By Minivan In Westchester
Victim, Driver ID'd: Boy Dies After Being Hit By Minivan In Westchester Police have released new details regarding the tragic incident in which a minivan struck and killed a 9-year-old boy while crossing the street in Westchester. Drew Faustin, a fourth-grade student at Graham Elementary School in Mount Vernon was struck by the vehicle driven by 27-year-old Connecticut resident Janay Ruiz, 27, shortly after 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8, while crossing South Columbus Avenue in Mount Vernon, officials said. The boy was transported to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx for treatment, where he was pronounced dead. Ruiz, whose place of residence in Connecticut was …