Family of child killed in pursuit crash
grieve loss, demand answers
Posted By: voxpopuli, 7/17/2022 5:47:36 PM
Loved ones gathered Saturday night at the scene of a fatal crash to remember Blessings, the 6-year-old girl who was killed after a suspect fleeing police crashed into her aunt’s vehicle. (snip) The suspect was identified by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office as a 28-year-old Minneapolis man named Hakeem Waheed Muhammed. Muhammed is a suspect in a murder investigation and had an active murder warrant for his arrest.
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Target CEO on inflation, inventories: 'We are in an environment many of us haven't seen before'
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what a pathetic story.. apparently kstp couldn't even get anyone to say they authored it.. i see no writer.. MSM sticking up for a fleeing MURDERER again and playing off one of the victims against the police.. WHY aren't the msm EVER any of the victims.. oh, yeah.. they live in good areas..