One of many males killed within the shootings throughout spring break in Miami Seaside has been recognized as a 21-year-old Georgia faculty pupil described by his brother as a “warrior” and “scholar.”
Jordan Idahosa, a pupil at South Georgia State School in Valdosta, was shot lifeless Friday night time on South Seaside’s Ocean Drive, the primary of two deadly shootings over the weekend within the spring break vacation spot, WALB reported.
“Jordan was a particular man. He went from being homeschooled to being a scholar,” Jordan’s brother, Sammy Idahosa, informed the information outlet.
“There’s hundreds of thousands and hundreds of thousands of reminiscences of me and Jordan. We grew up three years aside, and we virtually did the whole lot collectively. He’s like my twin brother,” he added.
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He described his brother as a “warrior” who “nonetheless is in spirit.”
“Jordan was the primary Idahosa to depart from us. It doesn’t really feel actual,” Sammy stated.
One among Jordan’s buddies described what occurred when photographs rang out, killing him and injuring one other individual.
“My good friend had referred to as me to see the place I used to be at, and I circled for like 10 seconds. After that, all you heard was gunshots. I actually didn’t know who it was. I couldn’t see something,” Javon Johnson informed WALB.
Police referred to as the taking pictures an remoted incident and stated that they’ve arrested one one who is cooperating within the investigation.
Two days later in a separate incident, a gunman opened hearth on one other reveler at Ocean Drive and eleventh Avenue utilizing a stolen handgun.
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Dontavious Polk, 24, was arrested on a cost of first-degree homicide after he allegedly ran from the crime scene and ditched the weapon alongside the way in which, officers stated.
Police referred to as the assault a “focused and remoted incident.”
Miami Seaside Mayor Dan Gelber has slammed spring break in his neighborhood within the wake of the bloodshed.
“We don’t ask for spring break in our metropolis. We don’t need spring break in our metropolis. It’s too rowdy, it brings an excessive amount of dysfunction and it’s just too troublesome to police,” he stated.
On Sunday, the mayor imposed a strict curfew and banned the sale of alcohol after a sure hour, amongst different measures, in some elements of town.
“It’s clear that even an unprecedented police presence couldn’t stop these incidents from occurring,” Gelber stated. “The amount of individuals in our metropolis, the unruly nature of too many, and the presence of weapons has created a peril that can’t go unchecked.”
A Georgia college student was shot dead by an ‘armed intruder’ on Saturday
The incident occurred at 4pm local time triggering a shelter-in-place on campus
The suspect has now been arrested and is no longer considered a threat
By Alice Wright For Dailymail.Com
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A Georgia college student has been shot dead by an ‘armed intruder’, officials confirmed on Saturday.
‘Kennesaw State officials can confirm that a female student was fatally shot on campus,’ the university said in an alert posted to its website.
The college confirmed that a suspect has been detained and that there is ‘no threat to the campus community.’
The incident occurred around 4pm local time triggering a shelter-in-place on campus.
The order was lifted around 4:45pm but advised students to ‘avoid the South Campus Housing area due to police activity.’
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‘Kennesaw State officials can confirm that a female student was fatally shot on campus,’ the university said in an alert posted to its website on Saturday
Kennesaw State University Police are working with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, according to the university.
This is the second emergency alert put out this year due to an armed intruder at the college, WSB-TV reported.
Students and staff were put under a shelter-in-place order for hours during a January incident in which a person with a gun was reported on campus.
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Female Georgia college student is shot dead by ‘armed intruder’ causing shelter-in-place alert before police arrest suspect
President of Georgia Salome Zourabichvili on Friday vetoed a controversial “foreign agents” law that has been decried as “Russian-style” legislation and has sparked massive protests in the country.
Zourabichvili took to her Twitter account to announce the veto, saying, “Today, I vetoed the Russian law. This law, in its essence and spirit, is fundamentally Russian, contradicting our constitution and all European standards. It thus represents an obstacle to our European path.” Zourabichvili said the veto was legally sound because the law was not “subject to any changes or improvements.”
Georgia’s parliament adopted the controversial law on May 14th, which would have designated civil society organizations that receive funding from abroad as “foreign agents.” The law, which is known as the Law on Transparency of Foreign Influence, would require any organization in Georgia that receives more than 20% of its income from foreign sources to register as a foreign agent.
The adoption by parliament sparked widespread protests as critics viewed the bill as directly inspired by Russia and said the government was trying to isolate Georgia from the rest of the world. The backlash has been so severe that several Georgian officials have stepped down in protest, most notably Gotcha Javakhishvili, the current ambassador to France.
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The legislative process has spurred local protests and provoked the ire of international advocacy groups, which argue the law stifles civil society and fundamental freedoms. Marie Struthers, Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International, stated the law “contravenes Georgia’s international obligations on the rights to freedom of expression and association and strikes at the heart of civil society’s ability to operate freely and effectively.”
Georgia softball advances to the second round in the NCAA Athens Regional after defeating UNCW 8-0 on Friday afternoon.
The Bulldogs will face Liberty at 11 a.m. Saturday on ESPN+. The Lady Flames defeated Charlotte in game one Friday afternoon 6-3.
Since this is a double elimination tournament, the winner of Georgia’s second round matchup will head to the finals and the loser will get one more shot at glory at 6 p.m. against the winner of UNCW/Charlotte’s 3:30 p.m. game.
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The winner of the entire Athens Regional will advance to the Super Regionals against the winner of the Los Angeles Regional, which houses national No. 6 seed UCLA, Grand Canyon, San Diego State and Virginia Tech.
This is the second time Georgia has hosted back-to-back regionals, dating back to the triple host gig they had between 2014-2016. It is the 23rd straight NCAA Tournament made by Georgia, not including the canceled 2020 season. Georgia had advanced to last year’s super-regional rounds. The Bulldogs have advanced to the Women’s College World Series five times, last in 2021, never bringing home the title.
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