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mahatmakanejeeves

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Wed Jul 12, 2023, 11:33 AM Jul 2023

Police: 22-year-old man arrested for murder after deadly shooting at Catholic University

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Police: 22-year-old man arrested for murder after deadly shooting at Catholic University

Investigators say Jaime Macedo has been arrested twice for firearm offenses.

Author: Samantha Gilstrap
Published: 4:39 PM EDT July 11, 2023
Updated: 7:31 AM EDT July 12, 2023

WASHINGTON — A 22-year-old man is under arrest in the shooting death of a Kentucky man who was in D.C. for a teacher development program. ... Investigators say Jaime Macedo has been arrested twice before for firearm-related offenses.

The victim, Maxwell Emerson, a social studies teacher and assistant wrestling coach for Oldham County Schools in Kentucky, died after being shot on Catholic University's campus the morning of July 5. He was just 25 years old.

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In a press conference, on the day of the shooting, Assistant Chief Leslie Parsons said the investigators believe the victim and suspect knew each other prior to the deadly shooting. ... The mother of the victim, Chandra Emerson, denies this. "There is no possible way that [Max] knew him," she said.

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Police: 22-year-old man arrested for murder after deadly shooting at Catholic University (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2023 OP
It's deplorable that people think murder is a good way to settle disputes IronLionZion Jul 2023 #1

IronLionZion

(46,900 posts)
1. It's deplorable that people think murder is a good way to settle disputes
Wed Jul 12, 2023, 01:01 PM
Jul 2023

regardless of the reason or whatever. If they had known each other or not, shooting shouldn't be the answer.

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