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Local
‘March For Our Lives’ Campaign Draws Thousands
BY IRIS B. HOLTON Sentinel City Editor
Thousands of students, young adults, family, and friends came together on Saturday, March 24th. The purpose of the gathering was for students to voice their opinions about gun control.
Thousands of people participated in the march- forourlives.org walk in Washington, D. C., which began at 10 a.m.
Those who did not participate in the Washington, D. C. march, took part in a simultaneous march in their own com- munities. The students have protested gun violence since the deadly shooting on February 14, 2018.
During that shooting, 14 students and 3 teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, died.
The march, which was created by survivors of the shooting and other students, was designed to draw attention to school safety and gun violence.
At 2:30 p.m., Nikolas Cruz, a former student who had been expelled, walked into the school, pulled the fire alarm and then began shooting. Cruz, 19, was arrested a short dis- tance away and charged with 17 counts of first-degree murder and 17 counts of attempted first-degree murder.
Locally, police estimated that the rally drew more than 13,000 people to downtown Tampa who took part in the march.
In Florida, the march was held simultaneously in: Brandon, Plant City, Largo, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Bradenton, and Wauchula.
Monica Williams Harris, Esquire, To Moderate Women’s History Month Panel At USF
Monica Williams Harris, Esquire, will be the Moderator Thursday, March 29, 2018, for a Women’s History Month discussion.
Hosted by Dr. Devonna Pierre of the University of South Florida Office of Di- versity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunity, the event will be held at the Marshall Stu- dent Center, Room 3705, on the Tampa campus, at 2 p. m.
A panel of 4 women will discuss: “Multi-Vocal Con-
MONICA WILLIAMS HARRIS, Esquire
Jackson Lewis, PC
versations: Pushing Beyond
Boundaries And Crossing Intersectionalitites.”
The panelists are: former Chief, Tampa Police Dept., Jane Castor; Thania Cle- venger, JD, Civil Rights Di- rector, Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Florida; Dr. Joan Holmes, Special Assistant to the President for Equity and Special Program, Hills- borough Community Col- lege; and Raquel Pancho, ADA Coordinator, City of Tampa.
Crime
Officer Fatally Wounds Man Who Attempted To Run Over Him
A Largo Police Officer was involved in a shooting that left a motorist dead. The offi- cer stated the man attempted to run over him.
According to police, Offi- cer Matthew Steiner and Officer Prentice Ables were on routine patrol when they noticed a Nissan Altima had illegal tint on its win- dows. The two officers en- gaged the driver, identified as Linus F. Phillip, 30, while at the Wawa Store, 1215 N. Missouri Avenue.
While standing near the vehicle, the officers report- edly smelled marijuana com- ing from the car. As they attempted to detain Phillip, he is alleged to have jumped in the driver’s seat and tried to get away.
Officer Steiner was re-
LINUS PHILLIP
portedly trapped half-in and half-out of the car as Phillip put the car in reverse and ac- celerate. As Officer Steiner was being dragged, he fired his service revolver at Phillip, and was able to fall free and passed beneath the driver’s door. He narrowly
missed being run over as the car slammed in the bollards. The car continued backward, struck another vehicle, and more bollards before coming to a rest, police said.
Officer Ables moved out of the path of the car and was not injured.
The officers immediately began first responder med- ical assistance and called Fire Rescue paramedics. How- ever, Phillip died as a result of his injuries.
During a search of the ve- hicle, police said a significant amount of crack cocaine, powdered cocaine, mari- juana, and cash was found in- side Phillip’s car. Phillip was out of prison on early re- lease.
The investigation is con- tinuing.
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