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U.S. NEWS Thursday 9 November 2017

Air Force: Racial slurs written by 1 person who was targeted

By DAN ELLIOTT It helps promising students
Associated Press meet the academy’s en-
DENVER (AP) — Racial slurs trance requirements.
posted outside the dorm In a written statement Tues-
rooms of five black students day, the academy said,
at the Air Force Academy “We can confirm that one
were written by one of of the cadet candidates
those students, the school who was allegedly target-
said Tuesday. ed by racist remarks written
The announcement was a outside of their dorm room
jarring turn in an episode was actually responsible
that prompted the acad- for the act. The individual
emy’s superintendent to admitted responsibility and
warn students that racists this was validated by the in-
were not welcome at the vestigation.”
school — a speech that at- The statement added,
tracted nationwide atten- “Racism has no place at
tion. the academy, in any shape
The student is no longer or form.”
at the school, the acad- Academy superintendent
emy said. A spokesman de- Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria gave
clined to say whether the his stern speech to cadets
student withdrew or was shortly after the slurs were
expelled, citing privacy reported. A video of the
laws. The student’s name speech was posted on-
wasn’t released. line and has been viewed In this Sept. 29, 2017 photo, academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria speaks about race
The slurs were found in Sep- thousands of times. relations to U.S. Air Force cadets during lunch at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
tember at a dormitory that “If you can’t treat someone The Air Force Academy said Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017, that racial slurs posted outside the dorm rooms
houses students attend- with dignity and respect, of five black students were written by one of those students.
ing the academy’s prep get out,” he said. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette via AP)
school. The prep school is At one point, he insisted sage was clearly heard. ginia, and amid a debate deaf not to think about the
on the academy grounds that everyone in the audi- The slurs appeared in the about NFL players kneeling backdrop of what is going
but not part of the four- ence take out their phones aftermath of racial vio- for the national anthem. on in our country,” Silveria
year academy program. and record him so his mes- lence in Charlottesville, Vir- “We would also be tone told cadets. q

Police: Pennsylvania trooper saves own life with tourniquet

By MICHAEL RUBINKAM gunshot wounds to his neck The suspect, 22-year-old ijuana, when Clary began his car and opened fire
Associated Press and shoulder area and to Daniel Khalil Clary, of Effort, fighting with the troopers, on Kelly and Trooper Ryan
A Pennsylvania State Police his leg in the close-quarters faces charges that include police said. The struggle Seiple, authorities said.
trooper who was shot sev- gunfight. The 13-year vet- attempted murder of a law lasted nearly two minutes, Both troopers returned fire,
eral times during a traffic eran was set to undergo enforcement officer and and at one point all three hitting Clary several times.
stop likely saved his own life another surgery to remove aggravated assault. Clary, men were “wrestling and Clary then fled, driving him-
by applying a tourniquet to a bullet. “He’s battling. who was shot and remains rolling around” the right self to a hospital where he
his leg before help arrived, He’s certainly not out of the hospitalized, has given a lane of busy Route 33, in was taken into custody.
authorities said Wednes- woods by any means, but statement to police. Plainfield Township, north of Shot and gravely wound-
day as they released more ... he is a very strong indi- “He’s not denying his in- Philadelphia, as cars and ed, Kelly had the presence
details of the violent con- vidual, and he displayed a volvement,” said Lt. Joseph trucks whizzed by them on of mind to grab the tour-
frontation along a busy will yesterday that he want- F. Sokolofski. the left, D’Ambrosio said. niquet he wore on his ser-
highway. ed to live and get through Kelly was helping another Despite being hit with a vice belt and apply it to his
Cpl. Seth Kelly, 39, re- this,” state police Capt. trooper arrest Clary, whom stun gun, Clary managed bleeding leg, D’Ambrosio
mained hospitalized in criti- Richard D’Ambrosio said at they suspected of driving to break free, retrieved a said, “more than likely sav-
cal condition after suffering a press conference. under the influence of mar- semi-automatic pistol from ing his own life.” q