Cops Eye Suspect In "Good Kids" Shooting

(CBS/AP)  Police are close to making an arrest in the execution-style slayings of three college students, a spokeswoman for Mayor Cory A. Booker said.

The spokeswoman, Lupe Todd, would not say exactly when an announcement might come or how the possible break in the case was made.

It was not clear whether additional suspects might emerge.

In a city accustomed to violence, Saturday's killings touched a nerve.

Four friends, ages 18 to 20, were hanging out in a schoolyard Saturday around 11:30 p.m.

One, 19-year-old Natasha Aeriel survived a wound to her head.

The other three — Aeriel's brother, Terrance Aeriel, 18, Dashon Harvey, 20; and Iofemi Hightower, 20 — were forced to kneel against a wall and were shot fatally at close range.

Authorities have said that robbery appeared to be the motive.

All four victims were planning to attend Delaware State University this fall.

The New York Times reported Natasha Aeriel, who remains hospitalized, was able to help authorities by giving her account of the shootings.

Officials have said that cameras trained on the schoolyard were not much help in the investigation; two of the three were not working.

There is a reward of more than $50,000 in the case.

Authorities have also gone to "America's Most Wanted," among other tactics to try to get witnesses to help.

"I don't believe there were a lot of witnesses, but people who do these things tend to talk," Essex County prosecutor Paula Dow said. "I don't believe they kept silent, and we're hoping anyone with any information, however tangential, will come forward."

[toolmangler-2009]

Posted by kailumego1 at 08:23 PM : Aug 09, 2007


I was not trying to excuse anyones actions, my whole point was an attempt at constructive guidance in less abrasive commentary but better communication. If I seemed less than cordial, My apologies.

[kailumego1]

ToolMangler I mentioned white folks in response to the white posters commenting on this post and past post, most, not all, are quick to view blacks as monolithic[one-dimensional thinking] as oppose to viewing each situation separately.

Now does that mean all blacks, Hispanics, Arabs, etc. view situations involving others and themselves uniquely, no, there are blacks, Hispanics, Arabs, etc. that are guilty of one-dimensional thinking on all scales and view members of other ethnicities as a monolith..

As I stated from the beginning, if you re-read the majority of white posters you will find comments that are consistant with monolithic characterizations.

[toolmangler-2009]

Posted by Farmerbb at 06:57 AM : Aug 09, 2007


Here is the source of my "funny" numbers.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

[toolmangler-2009]

The problem with most white folks their perception becomes too one-dimensional and jaded in observation of others, especially people of color, on purpose, or an unconscious defense mechanism to %u201Cscapegoat%u201D.


Posted by kailumego1 at 10:23 PM : Aug 08, 2007


I agree with all that you say except for three words. One word is "white' the other two are of color. Now lets try it this way

"The problem with most folks is their perception becomes too one-dimensional and jaded in observation of others, especially people with differences, on purpose, or an unconscious defense mechanism to %u201Cscapegoat%u201D."

I can agree with that statement 100% and its non inflamatory. Comment?

[gheemaster38]

Canada, Spain, USA, Mexico, Puerto Rico, etc.....they don't care what we think on who has the most violence, it's us who should care and make the difference
Posted by patsy2007 at 04:37 PM : Aug 08, 20

Well said... While AMERICANS are bickering here over black white issues. The rest of the World is seeing just how foolish Americans truly are. 3 lives are over-and what are we bickering over? "Oh, it is black people killing-Oh it is white people too.. Even politics and religion.. Some even started using racial slurs as well. And the rest of the World that reads this looks on an awe at our attitude.. I dont care about the statistics of murder in other countries folks. Or the population ratios to murder.. What I do care about is that the murders get solved criminals get tried and punished rather through caning/jail/death in whatever country it happens. I have found most Statistics to be wrong anyway. Most like at Precentiles instead of precentages.. Murder is Murder rather white, black, hispanic, asian, Canadian, French, Arab, Jewish or whomever commits it... that should be the focus.....

[farmerbb]

Not sure where ToolMangler got his/her numbers, but they seemed a bit funny, so I went to the following sites, and got a homicide death rate for the U.S. of 5.9, and for Canada 1.7, both rates being for 2004, the latest data I could find. You can use your own research/opinions to come up with a reason the rates are so different. Gun control comes to mind, of course.

http://www40.statcan.ca/l01/cst01/health30a.htm

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/finaldeaths04/finaldeaths04_tables.pdf#2

[toolmangler-2009]

Sorry Ice, I hit publish to soon and didn't get to my comments and now "oldtimers" has robbed me of that)

[toolmangler-2009]

Japan
Death rate:
8.98 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est

[kailumego1]

Keithle1, it is racist to lump all "black neighborhoods", into a monolithic category equating it with breeding criminals%u2026.

Obviously you and some of your other buddies haven%u2019t visited all %u201Cblack neighborhoods%u201D, because a lot of middle-working-class blacks live in very posh well manicured and peaceful neighborhoods, it%u2019s when some blacks living unconventionally and possessing apathetic behaviors that %u201Ccreep%u201D into middle-working-class black neighborhoods reeking havoc and mayhem that%u2019s the problem%u2026

The problem with most white folks their perception becomes too one-dimensional and jaded in observation of others, especially people of color, on purpose, or an unconscious defense mechanism to %u201Cscapegoat%u201D.

[iceman_1960]

"Clean your own %u201Chouse%u201D first, before you dare speak/castigate about innate criminal behavior in others%u2026."
- Posted by kailumego1 at 10:15 PM : Aug 08, 2007

I don't even own a Chouse.


(just kidding)