Confession. Homicide detectives in crime scene investigators spent the day combing through the apartments of murder victim laura and her neighbor 22 year old Jeremiah Jackson aka Jerry Jackson who police have now charged in her murder. We believe theres a struggle inside the residence. At what time she was killed. Reporter detectives say jackson allegedly confessed to beating and strangling the 23 year old Art Institute graduate sometime sunday night after she arrived at her apartment at 40th and brown to find jackson burglarizing her place. They had rooms actually next door to each other. It was at that time mr. Jackson identified her as a possible future victim of his. Had would have thought. We in the company of murderer . He had no business killing that girl. Reporter investigators say jackson tied her hands and feet with duck tape, wrapped her in trash bag and repeatedly assaulted her. We dont know how long that had gone on. It could have been relativel rey short period of time th
Happening during protests hours after Ferguson Police chief Thomas Jackson announced that he would resign, that resignation set to take effect in one week. All of this coming on the heels of that skatings Justice Department report on Ferguson Police department and court system alleging widespread bias. John henry smith has been tracking the story throughout the evening. Whats the latest . Police officers from neighboring departments had gathered outside the Ferguson Police departments in case protests got out of control. Just after midnight, things did get out of control in a most frightening way. Journalists and a protesting crowd were beginning to disperse when suddenly at midnight, shots rang out. Witnesses counted three to four shots fired. As we were about to pack our cameras up, we hear what we thought were fireworks you were the street. Turns out happened three more times, it was gunfire. We saw the muzzle fire from a gun on top of the street, so we just all ducked down and once
Through much of the morning. And then a mild afternoon. Not quite as mild as yesterday, but a beautiful spring day coming up. Still looking like rain likely moving in on friday night. And it will be affecting part our weekend. Coming up next weather and traffic on the 1s a look at the hour by hour temperatures. Now lets check on traffic early on this thursday. Road closure in northwest because of a police investigation. Were talking about eighth street between ingraham and kennedy. Police are wrapping up that investigation. 95 north at old keen mill just got a report of debris on the. 66 and 95 also looking good. 270, no problems. Back at 5 11, live picture of 66. Were following a developing story out of Prince Georges County. Officers there responded to shots fired on edmondson road last night. The victim was found a few blocks away at a gas station. Megan mcgrath is live with more. Reporter you can see the crime scene tape which has been taken down and put into that trash can there,
Enforcement, joint Terrorism Task force, fbi, homeland security, the army. Spying on peace activists. New details about the army iniltrating antiwar groups Washington State and beyond. One justreleased email shows an Army Employee talking to Police Departments in los angeles, portland, oregon, eugene, everett, and spokane about the need to collect and share intel on leftist and anarchist. Then, spies of mississippi. They were out to stop covert efforts of immigration. Were not just talking about some rednecks on the street, this is defiance at its highest level. We knew we were being followed. I knew my life was in danger. A new film looks at the statesponsored campaign to defeat the civil Rights Movement. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Ukraine is delaying the formation of a new government until thursday, following the ouster of democratically elected president Viktor Yanukovych after months of protes
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