Reporter who he didnt know. Who he didnt even know. Reporter a crowdfunding site has been set up with the blessing of the family by a close family friend. I really hope that we can fund her funeral in full. At this time they need to focus on their grief and getting through this horrible event. Reporter bianca headed for Jacksonville University to study criminal in justice the goal a job with the fbi. Now her death is crime. Family and friends planning a 9 p. M. Vigil to remember the recent high school graduate. The location the backyard of the family home in westtown. Its personal here. This is her home. And its more and the family is here. Were justwere just here. Everybodys here. Reporter family and friends hosting a vigil tonight in the 1600 block of South Coventry lane in westtown township tonight at any clock. Live in west goshen township john rawlins channel6 action news. Brian. John thanks for the updearth new developments out of the bronx where one person was shot and killed in
Forces soldier was killed during operations against the Islamic State in afghanistan. The United States took all precautions necessary to prevent civilian casualties and Collateral Damage as a result of the operation. This was another very, very successful mission. Reporter the pentagon says that strike was designed to minimize risk to afghan and u. S. Forces doing operations in the area and to maximize destruction to isis fighters and facilities. In washington, na neigh journal ja neigh norman, channel 6 action news. Action news will bring you more as new information becomes available. And it will continue on world news tonight witworldnews ton a Reading Police officer on administrative leave today after officials investigate the arrest of a man. He used a taser against Kevin Johnson yesterday. The two began struggling when police tried to arrest johnson after allegedly assaulting his girlfriend. Johnson died after an hour after he was tasered. Gray hall will have much more on this ca
Beaten and screaming that someone was trying to kill her. Investigators say when they got to the scene, the victim had visible bruises on her legs and face. According to reports, Police Spotted johnson in an alley and attempted to arrest him, but they say he did not comply and resisted. Investigators say there was a struggle between the officer and johnson. At some point, they say the officer fired his taser. Ive been in this job for many, many years, and i am not aware of anyone losing their life because they were tasered. So theres a lot of very unusual circumstances here. Reporter this video action news received from a resident shows officers performing cpr as they waited for ems to arrive. They say they noticed that johnson was in some distress and not respondive. About an hour after they responded to the scene, johnson was pronounced dead at the hospital. Why . Give me some answers. What happened . I want to know what happened. Why did you have to tase my son . Reporter all right,
Reporter jim, this was an incident back in 2016, april of 2016, that occurred in a girls bathroom at a local high school. A student died. The judge ruled today that what happened was not a fight. This was not two students squaring off but a onesided attack. Now, the attorney for the girl that was found delinquent of homicide said it was out of character for her. She a good child. This was the first fight that shes ever gotten into in her life. Reporter john deckers is talking about his now 17yearold client found delinquent in the death of amy y joynerfrancis at Howard High School in wilmington last year. Joynerfrancis had an undiagnosed heart condition. It was ruled she died from stress after being beaten by the 17yearold who attacked her. Deckers says his client comes from a solid home but anybody who knows children understands that sometimes teens are pressured into engaging in activity which is contrary to what mother and father teach every day. Reporter two other girls had been cha