PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Just one week after an officer-involved shooting at SE Portland’s Mall 205, a family held a vigil to remember the man who was on the other end of gunfire. In surveillance footage from Dec. 27, Tyrone Lee Johnson II can be seen running away from officers shortly after he allegedly robbed […]
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The community continues to come together for a candlelight vigil for the business owner that was shot and killed after a double shooting in Norfolk. Previous Coverage: 84-year-old store owner killed in Norfolk double shooting The shooting broke out in front of the Triple C Convenience store near Lindenwood Avenue on […]
VIRGINIA BEACH — About 50 people held candles Thursday in the Housing Resource Center courtyard as they reflected on individuals who have died while homeless. National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day is held annually in communities across the country on the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. The U.S saw an increase in people […]
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — As the sun set on the Friday before Christmas, a small group met at Carlos Ambriz-Garcia’s final resting place at Highland Park Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas. His mother, Amapola Garcia, designed his massive gravestone which bears images of his face on it. The grave marker, erected over the summer, represents […]
Hundreds gathered outside a migrant shelter on the Lower West Side Wednesday night, three days after a 5-year-old migrant staying there died in a medical emergency that has confused and frustrated migrants, volunteers and health care advocates. For advocates, the death of Jean Carlos Martinez Rivero is a symbol of the effects of repeated chaos […]
ATLANTA – Calls for another ceasefire in Gaza continued Saturday in Atlanta at Freedom Park where a vigil was held for journalists killed in the Israel-Hamas war. The ceremony was organized by Atlanta-based journalists. Imam Salah Wazir read the names of all 64 journalists killed in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, as confirmed by the […]