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La Mesa police on Thursday released images of a “possible vehicle of interest” in hopes for tips and answers as they investigate the death of a UC Riverside freshman found gravely injured on the side of a road.
Jok Joseph Jok, who went by Michael, was found shortly after 9 p.m. Feb. 27 on the ground at the east edge of Bancroft Drive, south of Golondrina Drive, Lt. Greg Runge said.
Police arrived to find Jok unresponsive, with head and shoulder injuries. The 18-year-old San Diego resident a 2020 La Jolla Country Day School graduate who had his eye on medical school was hospitalized.
Churches around the San Diego region prepared for a Christmas like no other as the coronavirus pandemic surges, filling up hospital beds and driving unemployment.
Rather than choirs belting out Silent Night to packed pews, many congregations planned modest outdoor gatherings and live-streamed services.
It’s been particularly tough for the largely Sudanese and Congolese congregation at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in North Park. Since the spring, about a third of the 200-family congregation has grappled with job loss, many struggling to pay rent and relying on food donations. At least one person contracted the coronavirus.
However, the church, its members and a nonprofit partner, RefugeeNet, have pulled together over recent months to support the most vulnerable members of the congregation, many of whom work in high-risk settings such as hotels, nursing homes and casinos. They’ve helped fellow churchgoers fill out unemployment forms, driven them to doctor’s appointments, ev