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On the day of his death, Elliott went to Mr Riley s unit to shoot up opioids with him, sleeping in the spare bed after.
Sometime in the night, Elliott took a small axe to Mr Riley s bedroom where he started viciously hacking at his sleeping friend s head.
Tragically, Mr Riley s left hand showed defensive injuries meaning he had woken in terror and tried to protect himself from the deadly blows.
Police later found a Fiskars Tomahawk axe in a canal behind the unit.
During the investigation into her son s death in 2018, Sam Riley s mother Karen revealed the heartbreaking last words her son had said to her.
Police Blotter: Stolen Vehicle Found Running On Sidewalk On Carter Street Filled With Power Tools; Man Drives Recklessly From Dupont Parkway To Wilcox Boulevard Sunday, February 14, 2021
Police were driving north on Carter Street when they observed a vehicle facing the opposite direction on a sidewalk. Police ran the tag and discovered the vehicle was stolen. The vehicle was unoccupied and still running. As police approached the vehicle, they observed a vast amount of power tools throughout the vehicle. Police spoke with Walden Security about video footage, which will be obtained on a later date. No suspect information known in regards to the incident. The vehicle was towed to the Chattanooga Police Department for further investigation.
A 60-year-old woman was seriously injured and flown to an Austin hospital Friday afternoon after a train-vehicle collision near Wilson Street in Bastrop, police said.
Assistant Police Chief Vicky Steffanic said officers responded to the crash near Wilson and Persimmon streets about 2 p.m. Friday.
The woman, who has not publicly been identified, was driving a Jeep Cherokee and reportedly drove around the railroad crossing gates as a train was approaching, Steffanic said. The woman “sustained serious injuries and was flown to Dell Seton, Austin,” Steffanic said. No other injuries were reported.
A multi-car train with Union Pacific markings sat parked on the railroad crossing near the intersection of Wilson Street and Hawthorn Street while the Jeep laid on its side with its roof separated several yards from the road on Friday afternoon as police and firefighters investigated and cleared the crash.
Residents to be moved out of Columbia s Marion Street High Rise due to safety concerns
Columbia Housing will move residents out of its Marion Street High Rise starting in May due to safety concerns and obsolescence of the building. Author: WLTX Updated: 9:21 AM EST January 28, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. The Columbia Housing Authority will move residents out the Marion Street High Rise apartments beginning in May due to safety concerns and obsolescence of the building.
Columbia Housing says it has taken a long, hard look at its real estate over the last year to determine what is necessary to provide the best quality, safe, affordable housing to its residents. The agency says it expects to build new units and reposition and upgrade some of its current housing stock to meet that goal.
100+ residents of aging Marion Street High Rise expected to be moved due to safety concerns Apartments in a new construction project will be made available to residents of Marion Street, Columbia Housing said. (Source: Columbia Housing Authority) By Kiana Miller | January 28, 2021 at 8:35 AM EST - Updated January 28 at 1:45 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Columbia Housing says it is building new units and repositioning and upgrading current units in an effort to provide quality, safe and affordable housing.
That includes the aging Marion Street High Rise, which was built in 1975.
Columbia Housing hired an engineering firm to conduct an assessment and analysis of its buildings. Based on HUD’s total development cost schedule, replacement costs for Marion Street were estimated at $20,261,404 with estimated rehabilitation costs totaling $16,040,024.