Walk out of school day 2018: Alabama students leaving class to protest gun violence
Walk out of school day 2018: Alabama students leaving class to protest gun violenceby wpjljron
Wednesday, March 14th, 2018.Walk out of school day 2018: Alabama students leaving class to protest gun violenceSchools across Alabama are responding to the call for students to walk out of their classrooms for 17 minutes to protest gun violence. The #ENOUGH: National School Walkout will begin on Wednesday at 10 a.m. in each time zone to protest the lack of action from lawmakers in the wake of the 14 students and three staff members […]
Schools across Alabama are responding to the call for students to walk out of their classrooms for 17 minutes to protest gun violence.
By Erica Thomas, managing editor
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Marine Veteran Indicted for Even More Serious Charge in Shooting Death of 11-Year-Old Boy Alberto Luperon
Joshua Stewart Burks
A Marine veteran faces even more legal jeopardy in the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy. A grand jury in Jefferson County, Alabama indicted
Joshua Stewart Burks, 36, on a count of capital murder of a person under the age of 14, according to AL.com. They heard the case back on Dec. 10. The defendant originally faced reckless manslaughter for shooting young
Troy Ellis at a turkey hunt on May 1, 2020.
There is no dispute this killing happened. One of Burks’ attorneys admits it did, but asserts it was an tragic accident. The issue now is the grand jury bypassed the original charge for something more serious.
Alberto LuperonDec 24th, 2020, 9:21 am
Joshua Stewart Burks
A Marine veteran faces even more legal jeopardy in the shooting death of an 11-year-old boy. A grand jury in Jefferson County, Alabama indicted
Joshua Stewart Burks, 36, on a count of capital murder of a person under the age of 14, according to AL.com.
Grand jurors heard the case back on Dec. 10. The defendant originally faced reckless manslaughter for shooting young
Troy Ellis at a turkey hunt on May 1, 2020.
There is no dispute this killing happened. One of Burks’ attorneys admits it did, but asserts it was an tragic accident. The issue now is the grand jury bypassed the original charge for something more serious.