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Subscribe to RSSPolice were investigating the weekend killings of two students at separate Mississippi universities, while Gov. Phil Bryant vowed that the shooters "will be apprehended and held accountable."
Nolan Ryan Henderson, 19, died after being shot in the face around 1 a.m. Sunday at an apartment complex just off the Jackson State University Campus. He had been at a party there and his body was found in a walkway.
John Sanderson, 21, was shot to death inside a Mississippi State University dormitory around 10 p.m. Saturday and about 125 miles away.
Police were not making a connection between the two killings, and said that a person of interest had been identified but not apprehended in Sanderson's death. A weapon was recovered, and the suspect and two others were seen fleeing the area.
Mississippi State said Sanderson's death was the first time a student had been shot on campus.
No motives were made known in either case, and police said no suspect had been identified in Henderson's death.
"All I know is some stuff had broke out and he ended up getting shot," WAPT TV quoted JSU student Travis Johnson as saying.
Gov. Bryant, in a statement Sunday night, said that "Mississippi does not take these instances lightly, and rest assured, we will continue to provide a safe learning environment for students at all our Mississippi College and University campuses."
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So much for safety on the college campus...
Yep .... it's hard to get old at Ol' Miss.
Were they wearing hoodies, was the shooter wearing hoodies..was the campus police wearing hoodies..damm someone had to be wearing a hoodie!
skittles? ice tea anyone?
Another shooting, yawn.
Sam Adams.
YAWN?
Two young people have been shot to death and that's your response? I guess you are only interested what's happening on "the Bachelor". I hope they apprehend the suspects and these two families have some type of closure.
RIP
I bet Adams wouldn't be yawning if it was their loved one.
An obvious HATE crime.
Be careful. Typically it is only a hate crime when it is white killing blacks. This is black killing whites - usually doesn't get elevated to "hate". (But most wouldn't know this since msnbc is careful not to identify races when it is black on white crimes.)
Your right someone obviously hates college students.
Thinker,
You own up to your name!
Marjorie J
Why don't you keep to the topic at hand and not focus so much on "hate crime". Besides people here may think you're more of a racist than Al or Jesse. Clearly, seems as though your friend richard below here is.
Peace
Damn freaking college student haters, hate them all. Hey thinker, you think too much, msnbc is horrible about reporting the whole story, but no known suspects. So don't try to out think your self.
Three African American male suspects reportedly fled the scene in a blue Crown Victoria. Authorities believe the suspects fled the campus and probably the city of Starkville. Twenty four students from adjacent rooms were relocated after the shooting primarily to preserve the crime scene. A gun was recovered on campus but authorities did not say where it was found.
This was known yesterday. MSNBC showing their talent for reporting once again.
betcha don't see Obama dumbo making a tv appearance...because its a white victim. Blacks have no business calling whites racist.....they are the worst and love love love the race card.
Here's a better article since MSNBC didn't provide much of any detail:
Don't you know the Attorney General of the United States has declared discrimination cannot happen to white people? Don't expect the hate crime statue to apply these boys were obviously not discriminated against.
Sono, you need to find a more reliable source, Fox News is not acceptable on this vine. They don't believe in accurate news here. If MSNBC had the facts that the JSU student was a 19 yr. old black kid, they would be reporting as a retaliatory crime.
Condolences to the families and friends of both these young men.
Thinker,
It's considered a drug deal gone wrong.
Is it "our" turn to protest, riot and march for this obvious HATE CRIME? White victim, black suspects- sound all to familiar especially the "random act of violence" line touted by the press....
Am I reading the wrong damn article? Where the hell does it say black suspects? But anyways, celtic go ahead protest all you want. Then you can join the ranks of Al and Jesse and be their counter parts.
Punisher,
You seem a little slow, try and keep up!
My bad marjorie, didn't know the special olympics were in town.
Oh, and marjorie the other victim was black. But still no color of the suspects. So did the black college student get shot by european americans? Probably not, if that makes you feel better?
The USA averages 36 gun deaths from shootings per day. Last weekend a five year old girl was killed when two gangsters started a shootout. The USA otherwise has about 54 murders per day.
On almost EVERY news site except msnbc.
Where is the rage? Why hasn't Obie chimed in on this senseless killing? We all know, don't we? Yes. Sadly. Yes.
Apparently, all the rage went out with your nutsack.
Celtic-Go ahead protest when they find the killer or killers, and they claim self defense, and let them walk away gun in hand! We will all be there right there beside you!
RIP I hope they find the killer!
Where are they rioting? Must have missed that in the news, better turn on faux noise!
The riots usually follow the verdict if it is not what the masses want IE. . Rodney King, The prelude to this are marches, protests, wanted posters (New Black Panthers) Spike Lee tweeting Zimmerman's home address- Jesse claiming to be "ready for war" Sharpton convicting before trial (Tawnya Bradley Duke Lacrosse anyone) Intense media hype ya da ya da ya da, seen it all before
No hummbird you wouldn't because the story would be buried in the paper and msnbc would never pick it up. Won't raise their ratings you know. No racially motivated speakers will get up showing pictures of the college kid when he was 13. Nobody cares that is a fact of life in this country.
Well, if they catch the shooters and fail to prosecute them, then you should protest. That, my friends (and I use that term loosely, is what the Travyon case is about, and that's what it's about in all the other cases -- failure to prosecute or even arrest the offenders.
But, as usual, you want to paint it out to be something else. This is very typical and expected.
Majorie,
Why don't you stick to the topic at hand, besides people here may think you are more of a racist than Al or jesses.
Peace!
Of course people will think I'm a racist! That's a given! LOL
Marjorie, I guess you are an expert when it comes to race, because you've slept with all different races? If that qualifies you then I can't argue with that.
The Bigoted- Racist- In- Charge, good ole half&half, only cares about the 17 year old gangsta and the msnbc picture of him at age 12 to give the panthers a reason to put a bounty on someone's head.
huh, did you drop out of school? You make as much sense as a penny.
It makes perfect sense if you've been following the news.
Sorry my bad, didn't know you were so easily brain washed by the media. Guess, you didn't finish middle school either, because they start teaching you to do real researching assignments and actual critical thinking in high school.
When are you hoping to graduate middle school?
This story just came out. We don't even know the ace of the shooter yet.
We know that the suspects fleeing the scene were black males.
are these possibly "revenge" killings for the florida deal? if there is no motive given, i have to wonder...
It could be, and we will probably be seeing more.
Amazing isn't it, didn't know the connect the dots puzzle excercises had such a profound effect.
I didn't see in the story the race of the suspects. I don't know where this "This is black killing whites..." from the Thinker is coming from, or all the other black-on-white crime comments are coming from.
As far as a hate crime: What else would murder be? A love crime?
My condolences to the families of the victims, and a speedy resolution to the cases with justice being done.
You're not seeing the race, because you are looking on MSNBC.
Read any other news site besides BSNBC.
RIP
I guess it's a safe bet that Rev. Al isn't going to be speaking out against these 3 killers.
marjorie johnson- I did'nt know March 26th was Racist Day In America. It's either that or Fucx News shut down their website today.
When will Obama say: 'If I had a son, he'd look like either Nolan Ryan Henderson or John Sanderson'
anyone know if the second victim was white? the shooters black? very important to know. are these racist killings, a misguided response to the fl situation?
It's official, terrorism is no longer limited to Europe. Looks like it is becoming the norm for American people to inflict terrorism in their own country. Target plans appear to be colleges and universities. Setting fire to cars with people in trunks and blowing them up with bombs... Weapons seem to be available to anyone, with no serious restrictions. The land of the free, has become the land of the fearful.
I find it interesting that some of the comments have many assumptions. This is what the media is writing about as far as racial profiling. No where in this article does it say that the shooters were black. It made no assumptions the shooters were black. BUT bloggers are the ones saying the shooter is black. THIS is racial profiling. Some of you need to get facts first.
Zimmerman is the known shooter in the Trayvon Shooting. Did it ever cross your mind that perhaps the shooter is white and police have not released this info because we are currently in racial tentions? Perhaps Ryan wass shot because he was at a party with African Americans and the KKK didn't like it.
Have you read the local paper or just MSNBC?
I thought so........
well, if the shooter was not black, lets look at the statistics.
most likely black.
not sure if you can call that profiling or just the plain fact.
For the love God David, read something else other than MSNBC to get "facts" especially where it concerns race . - your last line is the stupidest thing I have read in a looong time, the Klan? really? the thin air in Denver has affected your neuron fuction
um hey celtic, why would David need to read anything, since in your words he is a god. He just knows?
Um.. thepunisher- the phrase "for the love of God" basically means to pull your head out of your arse, not that he is god- jeez
It makes no difference who, or what color the killers are! They are just that KILLERS! MURDERERS! They need to be brought to justice like anyone else! I hope the families of these victims find some peace in all this!
Roach, why not, the other college kid was black, or did you just pick the euro american kid?
Missippi State University is my alma mater. I really hope they find the people involved and prosecute them the the fullest extent of the law.
Here's a better article since MSNBC didn't provide much of any detail:
2 students were killed, one was at an off campus party and the other was on campus. The one who was killed on campus was white and the 3 suspects who fled the building were black. It's unknown what type of suspects were involved in the killing of Nolan Ryan Henderson III at the off campus party.
Quick, organize bus loads of demonstrators to get to Starkville and Jackson State to demonstrate about why arrests haven't been made yet. To hell with the facts and letting law enforcement do it's job. Al Sharpton should be arriving in Starkville soon to speak on on behalf of the dead students and their families, right?
APE
I see that the article has been sanitized by the Politically Correct Diseased Police. All of the black has been removed.
There was a real report earlier when we were given the known facts at the beginning of this. Facts, gone with the PCD wind now.
How is it that this can get attention fromthe press, and the American people, when the three-hundred plus Mexicans, and the two American Federal Agents, that were all killed with firearms provided to the Mexican cartels BY 0bams and Eric Holder, head of the Department of Justice, who used Operation Fast and Furious as their cover for an attempt at more gun control in America, get NO attention AT ALL?
WAKE UP people!. You are being duped; treated like morons, and distracted, from what is REALLY going on and what is important.
Do you begin to understand why they keep sanitizing!
That ATF ptogram was / is a sham, but you do realize it was started during the Bush administartion ?
JIM..........REALLY, Do you honestly .......................idiot.
Zimmerman is going to get away with, they don't care. It's just another black person off the streets!! This POS stalked this baby down and killed him in cold blood!!! They are hundreds of cases just like this, youth and adults(blacks) killed and their murderers walk away free!! Now had that been a Caucasion teenager walking with a hoodie on, Zimmerman wouldn't have thought twice about him and probably would assume he was a skateboarder dude, but since he was black, he automatically deemed him a thug!!Black youth of AMerica, this is what they what to do to you all!! BEWARE
Don't worry, President Obama and the New Black Panthers got your back. On top of that if you decide to commit a crime, you got the Chief Law Enforcement Officer in the Land Attorney General Holder giving you a pass for your criminal activity. Enjoy the reversal of the civil rights days before whitey gets obstinate.
GOOD.
Clean up America is starting to work.
Yes, most black men in America or thugs.
Most black men out of America are killers.