The Daily Populous

Monday August 28th, 2023 day edition

image for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis booed at vigil as hundreds mourn more racist killings

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis — who is running for the GOP nomination for president, who has loosened gun laws in Florida and who has antagonized civil rights leaders by deriding “wokeness " — was loudly booed as he addressed the vigil.

Ju’Coby Pittman, a Jacksonville city councilwoman who represents the neighborhood where the shooting happened, stepped in to ask the crowd to listen.

“What he did is totally unacceptable in the state of Florida,” DeSantis said.

He was the 33rd murder victim in the 27 years Guns has been there, he said.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, center and his wife Casey, right, bow their heads during a prayer at a vigil for the victims of Saturday’s mass shooting Sunday, Aug. 27, 2023, in Jacksonville, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux).

“In two weeks I have to preach a funeral of a man who should still be alive,” Guns said.

The latest in a long history of American racist killings unfolded early Saturday afternoon after Palmeter first parked at Edward Waters University. »

Arizona 911 operators to get unlimited mental health services

Authored by ktar.com

PHOENIX — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed House Bill 2717 which will provide the state’s 911 operators unlimited mental health services.

The signing of the bill gives 911 operators the same mental health benefits as police officers and firefighters.

Especially in this field, that includes the necessary health care services that promote emotional and mental well-being of our dispatchers,” Hobbs said. »

5 family members found dead in Ohio home in apparent quadruple murder-suicide

Authored by nbcnews.com

Five family members, including three kids, were found dead in an Ohio home Thursday evening in what police are calling a "domestic dispute that turned deadly," according to a news release.

The incident is being investigated as a quadruple murder-suicide, police said.

The Uniontown Police Department responded to 13305 Carnation Avenue around 7:31 p.m. to conduct a wellbeing check at the request of a coworker of one of the family members. »

Crowd Boos Ron DeSantis at Jacksonville Shooting Prayer Vigil

Authored by newsweek.com

As Florida Governor and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis spoke at a prayer vigil on Sunday for the victims of the "racially motivated" mass shooting in Jacksonville that occurred the day prior, the crowd booed so loudly that a local official asked them to calm down.

DeSantis was booed by a crowd at a vigil for the victims of a shooting in Jacksonville, Florida.

Eric Spracklen posted a video to X, formerly Twitter, of DeSantis being heckled by the crowd at the vigil on Sunday. »