Suicide

Oct 5 2011

Not believed to be a student

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A man found dead today on the campus of USC may have jumped from the top of a seven-story parking structure, authorities said.

The man, in his 20s, died at the scene of the apparent fall, which was reported about 7:25 a.m. at 649 W. 34th St., said coroner's Assistant Chief Ed Winter. Authorities withheld his name, pending family notification.

Sep 21 2011

A woman was shot to death

INGLEWOOD (CNS) - A woman was shot to death in Inglewood today by a man who holed up in a business and killed himself, police said.
 
Inglewood police were sent to an address in the 200 block of North Market Street just before 11 a.m., and arriving officers were told a woman in a business there had been shot and the gunman was inside somewhere, Inglewood police Lt. Oscar Serrano said.
  

Jul 1 2011

Apparent suicide

SANTA CLARITA, Calif.—A Canyon Country man who was sought in connection with the slaying of his wife was found dead on the outskirts of Las Vegas, the result of suicide, authorities said today.

The body of 59-year-old Dusan Klein was discovered by hikers Thursday evening, said Deputy Mark Pope of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Jun 15 2011

Matthew Fee

PALMDALE, Calif.—Coroner’s officials today identified a 34-year-old pedestrian who was fatally struck by a Metrolink train in an apparent suicide.

Matthew Fee of Palmdale died at the crash near Sierra Highway and East Avenue O-8 about 11:10 a.m. Tuesday, Inspector Quvondo Johnson of the county fire department said.

No one was hurt on the northbound Metrolink train, number 205, and the passengers were bused to their destination of Lancaster, Sherita Coffelt of Metrolink said.

Jun 14 2011

No other injuries reported

PALMDALE, Calif.—Metrolink train fatally struck a pedestrian today in Palmdale in what authorities believe was a case of suicide.

The crash happened about 11:10 a.m. near Sierra Highway and East Avenue O-8, said Inspector Quvondo Johnson of the county fire department.

The victim died at the scene. No one was hurt on the northbound Metrolink train, number 205, and the passengers were bused to their destination of Lancaster, said Sherita Coffelt of Metrolink.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.