After six bloody days in which four people were killed, former Los Angeles Police Department officer and accused murderer Christopher Jordan Dornerâs body burned in a cabin in Big Bear. Itâs quite difficult to pick just one insane moment from his murderous rampage: Was it his merciless killing of an LAPD officerâs daughter and her [...]
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Chicago violence deserves media attention as well
Itâs been nearly two months since the events of the horrific Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting took place. Since then, those across all forms of media have dissected the story from every possible angle â composing and recomposing the narrative of events so as to help make sense of such a vile and surreal act. [...]
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The Los Angeles Police Department arrested two men Friday afternoon believed to be responsible for the fatal shooting of two international graduate students in April, LAPD Detective David Garrido said. Garrido said the suspects, who are scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday, are Bryan Barnes, 20, and Javier Bolden, 19. Though the suspects, who are being held [...]
Read the rest of this article »Parents of shooting victims file suit against USC
USC will move to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of two international graduate students who were fatally shot off campus last month, according to a statement released on behalf of the university. The 15-page suit filed Wednesday states that the university makes false assertions about safety Ming Qu and Ying Wu, [...]
Read the rest of this article »City Council offers $75,000 reward for info
Michael L. Jackson said the reward confirms the cityâs commitment to catching the suspect.
Read the rest of this article »USC tragedy demands unity, not division
On Wednesday, graduate students Ying Wu and Ming Qu were fatally shot in front of Wuâs residence west of campus. The university has delivered a heartwarming response to the shooting. But varying community responses have also highlighted campus divisions. Wu and Qu were international students from China â and that fact has received more attention [...]
Read the rest of this article »In Photos: LAPD/USC press conference
LAPD and USC held a press conference Friday to announce a $125, 000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect or suspects responsible for the deaths of graduate students Ying Wu and Ming Qu. The LAPD deputy chief, USC administrators, and Wu’s host mother spoke at the conference. [...]
Read the rest of this article »Victims’ families will travel to Los Angeles
The families of two international graduate students who were fatally shot have been granted visas to travel from China to the United States, said Michael Jackson, vice president for student affairs. Jackson said the parents and some extended family members of both victims should arrive within the next several days. The director of the Viterbi [...]
Read the rest of this article »The Los Angeles Police Department announced Thursday that USC will offer a $125,000 reward for information that leads to the conviction of those found guilty of the murder of two USC graduate students. Ying Wu and Ming Qu, second-year electrical engineering graduate students, were fatally shot Wednesday morning. LAPD will hold a press conference Friday [...]
Read the rest of this article »Detectives continue searching for clues, leads in double homicide
Detectives found no signs of struggle at the scene where Ming Qu and Ying Wu were shot and killed early Wednesday morning, LAPD Supervising Detective Sal LaBarbera said. LaBarbera said Qu got out of the vehicle to seek help after he and Wu were shot. Officers found Qu collapsed on the front porch of Wu’s [...]
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