Tragic : Friend recalls Shanita Thomas, killed by gunfire at party
Remembered as parent, community member, booster of friends businesses
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Shanita Thomas with her two children, Elijah, Jr. and Damoni. Thomas, who was pregnant with her third child, was killed in a shooting at a party in Albany Jan. 30, 2021.Provided by Eva BassShow MoreShow Less
2of9Buy PhotoWomen are seen gathered around a memorial in front of 211 Central Ave. on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021 in Albany, N.Y. Shanita Thomas, 32, died and four other people were injured when someone opened fired late Saturday at crowd gathered on Central Avenue. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
A political brawl at the Capitol - with weapons
Protesters engaged in violence often known to one another, and to police
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ALBANY An undercover State Police investigator was nearby, watching as supporters of President Donald J. Trump began gathering in East Capitol Park on the morning of Jan. 6.
Many in the small group, which would swell in size over the next few hours to about 35 people, were holding flags and wearing Trump paraphernalia. They were there as part of a coordinated Stop the Steal rally timed to coincide with the massive gathering in Washington, D.C., that would subsequently turn violent as thousands of protesters forced their way into the U.S. Capitol leaving five people dead.
Over 500 hospitalized with COVID in Capital Region, but fewer in ICU | The Daily Gazette
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ALBANY The COVID-positive patient census in Capital Region hospitals remains just shy of an all-time high, the state reported Wednesday 525 on Tuesday, down from 529 on Monday.
While the number of patients is now much higher than during the springtime surge of the pandemic, the illnesses appear to be less severe now a much smaller percentage of patients are in an intensive care unit.
Of the 529 people hospitalized Monday, just 76 were in an ICU, or about 14%.
On the worst day in the spring, 205 COVID patients were hospitalized in the Capital Region, 96 of them in an ICU, or about 47%.