During last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama briefly mentioned that “protecting our kids from gun violence” would remain among his top priorities in 2016, and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley addressed the immigration controversy in her response, saying that “no one who is willing to work hard, abide by our laws, and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcome in this country.”
It’s dismaying, then, to read the latest from Alexandria, Virginia. Emily Miller, chief investigative reporter for FOX 5 News in Washington, D.C., reports on the body of 24-year-old Jose Luis Ferman Perez found in a playground Monday morning.
Playground murder -Alexandria police arrested a 17 year old for Beverly Park homicide https://t.co/twBpV4Rmzx pic.twitter.com/GK7OlOhOUb
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) January 13, 2016
According to the police chief, both the victim and the suspects in the homicide are suspected to be members of the notorious MS-13 street gang.
The victim and suspects arrested in Beverly Park murder are all MS13
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) January 13, 2016
Police chief now clarifies that the victim in Beverly Park may be MS13
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) January 13, 2016
Alexandria police chief – gang violence in region has intensified in recent years. MS13 particularly.
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) January 13, 2016
We’ll take a wild, unconfirmed guess that the gang doesn’t obtain its guns legally. And as far as immigration status …
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I asked Alexandria police chief of immigration status of victims and suspects in gang murders. NO ONE is in country legally.
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) January 13, 2016
https://twitter.com/scapesrus/status/687364466372165632
@EmilyMiller NOT surprising!!
— mrpeter (@mrpeter63) January 13, 2016
Now off camera, Alexandria police say the victims were NOT in gang MS13. And one 17 yr old girl is gang associate.
— Emily Miller (@emilymiller) January 13, 2016
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