Honor Student Shot Dead In Bed During Home Invasion

Amber Stanley, a 17-year-old college-bound honor student, was shot dead in her sleep inside of her Prince George’s County, Md., home on Wednesday night, WTTG Fox 5 reports.

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“Lots of young people, sitting in cars,” says neighbor Tyrone Patterson. “That’s unusual for this neighborhood. It’s always been quiet. We need to be vigilant to make sure everyone is safe.”

Here are a few details behind the the events that lead to Stanley’s death, according to Fox News 5:

On Tuesday, detectives went to the family’s home for a trouble call. They aren’t releasing a lot of details about it, but sources say they are actively trying to determine if there is any connection to Stanley’s slaying.  Investigators say a gunman kicked in the front door at the home just after 10 p.m. Wednesday, climbed the stairs and shot her multiple times in her bed.

FIRST LOOK: Shooter kills his ex-boss, and nine others are injured in shootout near Empire State building amid Midtown Manhattan morning rush

Disgruntled worker Jeffrey Johnson designed women's accessories, cops said. He wore a grey suit as he sprayed bullets along 34th St. and Fifth Ave. — near the iconic Midtown skyscraper — and was carrying an extra magazine of ammunition in a briefcase.

 
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FIRST LOOK: A fired fashion worker wearing a suit was shot dead by the NYPD on Friday outside the Empire State Building. Alleged gunman Jeffrey Johnson opened fire Friday morning along 33rd St. between 5th and 6th avenues. He killed his ex-boss and injured nine others amid the morning rush hour side walk traffic.

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Steve Ercolino, pictured, was shot Friday by former employee Jeffrey Johnson.

A fired employee gunned down his ex-boss on a packed Midtown sidewalk before dying in a police shootout that left nine bleeding bystanders sprawled Friday outside the Empire State Building, authorities said.
Cold-blooded killer Jeffrey Johnson, wearing a business suit and carrying a briefcase, pumped three fatal bullets into his victim near the 33rd St. entrance to the skyscraper, a witness told the Daily News.

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