Man charged in 3-year-old’s death

Man charged in 3-year-old’s death

PHILADELPHIA

Police in Philadelphia say a man has been arrested and charged in the shooting death of a 3-year-old girl who was sitting on a front porch when an argument broke out.

Officer Tanya Little says 22-year-old Douglas Woods, of Philadelphia, has been charged with murder, three counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault and other charges.

Three-year-old Tynirah Borum was shot in the chest Friday night in the Grays Ferry neighborhood. She died at a hospital.

Investigators had said a man on a bike and another man got into an argument, and the cyclist fired three shots. The other man was shot in the head and critically wounded. Stray bullets hit two bystanders and the girl.

Mom thanked Jesus after ruling in case

NEW YORK

After her son was placed in a police chokehold and died saying, “I can’t breathe,” Gwen Carr would wake up screaming, “Let him go! Give him air!” she said Saturday. When she heard his death had been ruled a homicide, she said, her first words were, “Thank you, Jesus!”

Carr and eight other relatives of Eric Garner attended a rally in Manhattan led by the Rev. Al Sharpton that celebrated the homicide ruling issued Friday by the city medical examiner. Sharpton said the ruling is “probable cause” for the quick arrest of Officer Daniel Pantaleo, the white police officer who used the chokehold on Garner, who is black, on July 17 on Staten Island.

TS Bertha aims for Dominican Republic

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico

Tropical Storm Bertha swirled over the eastern Dominican Republic late Saturday after whipping Puerto Rico with heavy rains and strong winds that knocked out power in parts of that region.

The storm’s maximum sustained winds dropped slightly to 45 mph, but slow strengthening was expected by Monday. Bertha was centered about 60 miles east-northeast of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and was moving west-northwest at 22 mph Saturday evening.

Coaster stops during ascent; riders walk

JACKSON, N.J.

A New Jersey roller coaster lost power partway up its 233-foot peak, forcing riders to walk down along the tracks to the ground.

The Nitro coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson was shut down after Friday afternoon’s outage. No one was hurt.

NBC New York reports park personnel climbed the ride’s access stairs and helped passengers to the ground.

A park spokeswoman tells the Asbury Park Press that Nitro’s computer system stopped the ride as designed. She says all the passengers were off the ride in 23 minutes.

1 dead after apparent overdose at concert

COLUMBIA, Md.

Police say one person is dead and a second person in critical condition after apparently overdosing during a Howard County concert. Police say 20 people were taken to the hospital, many for drug-related reasons.

Police say 20-year-old Tyler Fox Viscardi of Raleigh, N.C., was taken to the hospital Friday around 9 p.m. from the Mad Decent Block Party at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia. Police say he was later pronounced dead. A 17-year-old from Woodbridge, Va., is in critical condition. Police say it doesn’t appear the men knew each other. It was not clear what drugs they had taken.

Police also issued 50 citations for underage drinking during the event.

Associated Press