September 8, 2022 – In Breaking News – CNN
A 19-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after live streaming part of a shooting rampage that left four people dead and three others injured and upended life throughout Memphis as residents were urged to shelter in place, police said.
The hours-long rampage led to the suspension of public bus and trolley service and cut short a minor league baseball game.
It left the city’s mayor enraged over the wanton violence and came less than a week after the high-profile kidnapping and killing of a school teacher who was out jogging.
(A 19-year-old man, who police said went on a deadly shooting spree through the city, killing at least four people and injuring three others, is in custody. Courtesy of ABC News and YouTube. Posted on Sep 8, 2022.)
“I am angry for them, and I’m angry for our citizens who had to shelter in place for their own safety until this suspect was caught.”
“This is no way for us to live and it is not acceptable,” said Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, who offered his condolences to the victims’ families.
“The people of our city were confronted with the type of violence no one should have to face.”
(Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis and Memphis leaders address the shooting rampage. Courtesy of WREG News Channel 3 and YouTube. Posted on Sep 8, 2022.)
Kelly was released from prison in March after serving 11 months of a three-year sentence for aggravated assault.
He pleaded guilty to the lesser charge after originally facing counts that included attempted murder, reckless endangerment, and using a firearm with intent to commit a dangerous felony in a 2020 case in Shelby County, court records show.
“If Mr. Kelly served his full three-year sentence, he would still be in prison today, and four of our fellow citizens would still be alive,” Strickland said.
Kelly, who is also known as Zeek Huncho, is to appear in court on Friday, according to jail records.
He’s being held on a first-degree murder charge though officials said they anticipate additional felony charges.
The shooting spree began before 1 a.m. Wednesday and continued through the late evening hours, triggering a shelter-in-place order for part of the city as police searched for the gunman.
“Our citizens in Memphis and Shelby County were going about their business … getting off from work, picking up children from daycare, just going about their ordinary lives, when it was all of a sudden shattered,” Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner said.
“Many families will never, ever get over the horrific violence that we saw, that one individual inflicted on the city tonight.”
Continue reading… A Memphis shooting rampage — part of which was livestreamed — leaves 4 people dead and 3 wounded, and a suspect is in custody
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Excellence in Public Safety
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One of the ten largest local police agencies in the United States, the Metropolitan Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency for the District of Columbia.
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Founded in 1861, the Metropolitan Police Department of today is at the forefront of technological crime-fighting advances, from highly developed advances in evidence analysis to state-of the-art-information technology.
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Each and every member of the Metropolitan Police Department lives their motto: We are here to help, each and every day!
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Excellence in Public Safety & Community Enrichment
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The Washington DC Police Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) organization in our Nation’s Capital, serves over 15,000 youth annually through mentoring programs led by police officers, designed to enhance communication and build positive relationships between youths, families, and law enforcement.
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“At a time when the relationships between police and some communities are strained, these programs are designed to build positive relationships, between officers and at-risk youth,” explains Patrick Burke, Executive Director at the Washington DC Police Foundation.
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The Washington DC Police Foundation expands public safety awareness and advances public safety initiatives helping make the Nation’s Capital a safer place for all to live, work and visit with world-class community engagement and support for the Washington DC Metropolitan Police Department.
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(Hear a recent interview with Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner (DEAC) Diane J. Sabatino held at Identity Week Europe on leveraging biometric comparison technology in U.S. air, maritime, and land border environments for the security of passengers, enhancing the customer experience and limiting the transmission of biological pathogens while respecting personal privacies and educating the public as the CBP further expands the implementation of biometrics to keep up with threats to the aviation and other border sectors. These new technological tools are there to automate administrative functions so that the most valuable component of the process, the officers, are able to focus on critical issues as they arise. Courtesy of evie kim sing and YouTube. Posted on Jul 13, 2022.)
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AST Honors Thomas Richardson, FDNY Chief of Department; Dr. Kathleen Kiernan, President of NEC National Security Systems; and Richard Blatus, FDNY Assistant Chief of Operations, at the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Luncheon at ISC East.
The United States forever changed on September 11th, 2001, and we were fortunate to have many of those who responded to those horrific tragedies join us at our 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Presentation Luncheon.
In the days that followed 9/11, the critical need to protect our country catapulted us into new and innovative ways to secure our homeland – which is how many of the agencies and enterprise organizations that are today ‘ASTORS’ Awards Champions, came into being.
Our 2021 keynote speaker featured a moving and informative address from TSA Administrator and Vice-Admiral of the United States Coast Guard (Ret), David Pekoske; to our attendees who traveled from across the United States and abroad, on the strategic priorities of the 64,000-member TSA workforce in securing the transportation system, enabling safe, and in many cases, contactless travel.
Legendary Police Commissioner William Bratton of the New York Police Department, the Boston Police Department, and former Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department was also live at the event, meeting with attendees and signing copies of his latest work ‘The Profession: A Memoir of Community, Race, and the Arc of Policing in America,’ courtesy of the generosity of our 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Premier Sponsors.
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In 2021 over 200 distinguished guests representing Federal, State, and Local Governments, and Industry Leading Corporate Firms gathered from across North America, Europe, and the Middle East to be honored among their peers in their respective fields, which included:
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The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
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ICE Homeland Security Investigations (ICE HSI)
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Customs & Border Protection (CBP)
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Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
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DHS Science & Technology (S&T)
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The National Center for Disaster Medicine & Public Health (NCDMPH)
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The American Red Cross
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Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS)
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This combination of one-on-one conversations with top innovators, high-quality special events, and cutting-edge education and training, make ISC East the most comprehensive East Coast event to guide the industry in getting back to business.
Taking place November 15-17 at the Javits Center in NYC (SIA Education@ISC: November 15-17 | Exhibit Hall: November 16-17), ISC East will be co-locating again with the Natural Disaster & Emergency Management Expo (NDEM EXPO), a comprehensive trade event and online resource dedicated to the preparation, response, and recovery of physical and human assets of public and private organizations. Qualified professionals who register for ISC East will be granted access to both events.
Corporate firms, the majority of which return year to year to build upon their Legacy of Wins include:
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AST provides a full plate of topics in our AST Monthly Magazine Editions, AST Website, and AST Daily News Alerts, covering 23 Vital Sectors such as Access Control, Perimeter Protection, Video Surveillance/Analytics, Airport Security, Border Security, CBRNE Detection, Border Security, Ports, Cybersecurity, Networking Security, Encryption, Law Enforcement, First Responders, Campus Security, Security Services, Corporate Facilities, and Emergency Response among others.
AST has Expanded readership into integral Critical Infrastructure audiences such as Protection of Nuclear Facilities, Water Plants & Dams, Bridges & Tunnels, and other potential targets of terrorism.
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From Physical Security (Access Control, Critical Infrastructure, Perimeter Protection, and Video Surveillance Cameras and Video Management Systems), to IT Security (Cybersecurity, Encryption, Data Storage, Anti-Malware and Networking Security – Just to name a few), the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ CHAMPIONS EDITION has what you need to Detect, Delay, Respond to, and Mitigate today’s real-time threats in our constantly evolving security landscape.
It also includes featured guest editorial pieces from some of the security industry’s most respected leaders, and recognized firms in the 2021 ‘ASTORS’ Awards Program.
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Final Weeks for Nominations in 2022 ‘ASTORS Homeland Security Awards
