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Policeman killed saving child, woman being held at gunpoint | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Officers mourning a dead Indianapolis police officer are taking comfort in knowing he died during a selfless and heroic act, a police spokesman said Saturday. Officer Rod Bradway, OFFICER DEATH who died early Friday, kicked open the front WHO Indianapolis door of an apartment in Metropolitan Police response to screams for Department Officer help by a woman, whose Rod Bradway ex-boyfriend had held WHAT her inside at gunpoint Bradway was shot for three hours. and killed when he The woman and her kicked down a door young child were unto an Indianapolis apartment in an harmed in the chaos that attempt to save a followed, but 24-yearwoman being held at old Steven Byrdo was gunpoint hiding behind the apartWHEN ment door and allegedly 2 a.m. Friday ambushed and fatally WHERE shot Bradway about 2 Indianapolis a.m. Friday, police said. FUNERAL Bradway, a 41-yearBradway is to be old father of two teenburied in the Heroes agers, died later at an of Public Safety Indianapolis hospital. section of Crown Hill Police said Bradway Cemetery on Thursday returned fire, striking Byrdo before he fell to the floor and a second officer then fatally shot Byrdo, exchanging about 15 shots with the suspect. Police spokesman Lt. Chris Bailey said Saturday fellow officers are comforted somewhat knowing that Bradway died “doing what he wanted to do, and doing it in a heroic way for a perfect stranger.”
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68 killed in standoff at Kenyan mall Security forces launch ‘major’ assault to end terrorist attack | THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenyan security forces launched a “major” assault late Sunday on the upscale Nairobi mall where an unknown number of hostages were being held by al-Qaida-linked militants, in an operation officials said would end the two-day standoff that had already killed 68 people. The assault, which began shortly before sundown, came as two helicopters circled the mall, with one skimming very close to the roof. A loud explosion rang out, far larger than any previous grenade blast or gunfire volley. Kenyan police said on Twitter that a “MAJOR” assault by had started to end the bloody siege. “This will end tonight,” Kenya’s National Disaster Operation Center said on Twitter. “Our forces will prevail. Kenyans are standing firm against aggression, and we will win.” The assault came about 30 hours after 10 to 15 alShabab extremists stormed the mall Saturday from two sides, throwing grenades and firing on civilians. Loud exchanges of gunfire emanated from inside the four-story upscale mall throughout Sunday. Kenyan troops were seen carrying in at least two rocket propelled grenades. Al-Shabab militants reacted angrily to the helicopters on Twitter and warned that the Kenyan military action was endangering hostages. Kenyan officials said they would do their utmost to save hostages’ lives, but no officials could say precisely how many hostages were inside. Kenya’s Red Cross said in a statement, citing police, that 49 people had been reported missing. Officials did not make an explicit link, but that number could give an indication of the number of people held captive.
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eith Wenning isn’t known for having a howitzer for an arm. Over his career, he’s done a ONLINE lot of his work from sideline to sideline, as opposed to down the field. In Ball State’s 51-20 win over Eastern Michigan University, though, Wenning showed off his arm strength and connected To view the entire photo on the deep passes time and time again. go to “Keith threw the deep balls extremely gallery bsudaily.com well today,” head coach Pete Lembo said. “We had a lot of respect for their corners going into this game. Some of those plays that we made were one-on-one with the corners.” The senior quarterback had 17 completions for 317 yards and two touchdowns. Wenning had six completions of 20 yards or more during the game. Four went to junior wide receiver Willie Snead and two to sophomore wide receiver Jordan Williams. “It seemed like with the wind or against the wind, we kept making plays,” Lembo said. The wind was reported at 14 mph. “The wind was a pretty big factor,” Lembo said. “It impacted the kicking game. It certainly impacted some of what was going on offensively for both teams.” Junior kicker Scott Secor went 1-for-2 on field goals during the game. He made a 35-yard field goal in the third quarter, but missed a 29-yard field goal in the fourth. His miss was wide right. At the time of the kick, the wind was blowing from left to right. Without sophomore wide receiver KeVonn Mabon, who will miss the rest of the season with a collarbone injury, and senior Connor Ryan with a thumb injury, Williams stepped up and had his best statistical game of his career. Williams had four catches for 105 yards and a pair of touchdowns. “It shows how deep our receiving corps is,” Williams said. Both of Williams’ touchdowns came from fade routes from Wenning — the first from 15 yards away, the second from 31. On the 31-yard pass, Ball State faced a 3rd and 8. Williams lined up wide left.
At the snap, Williams gave Eastern Michigan cornerback Willie Creear a stutter and ran for the end zone. Wenning threw a pass to Williams that landed just past the midway point of the end zone. Creear had tight coverage on Williams, but Wenning’s pass dropped into Williams’ hands for the score. “The coaches prepare us well,” Williams said. “It’s always ‘next guy up.’ Usually, the ‘next guy‘ is a really good player.” During the game, Snead showed not only his route-running ability, but his athleticism, as well. He repeatedly outjumped the secondary of Eastern Michigan to make deep catches. Snead finished the game with a nine catches, which tied a seasonhigh. He also had a season-high 175 yards. “It’s easy for people to make plays [with Wenning],” Williams said. “It’s fun playing with him.”
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TOP: Junior running back Jahwan Edwards celebrates with his teammates after a touchdown at Ball State’s away game at Eastern Michigan University. Ball State would win 51-20. BOTTOM: Senior quarterback Keith Wenning snaps back to throw during Ball State’s game against Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich. Wenning threw for 317 yards, keeping with his trend of throwing for more than 300 yards this season.
RECORD-BREAKING PACE
TEAM
Ball State has scored a touchdown on its first drive in its four games this season, now the only team in the country to have done so. Coming into Saturday, Ohio State also had scored a touchdown on its first drives, but the team threw an interception on its first drive against Florida A&M.
RUSHING
With three touchdowns against Eastern Michigan University, junior running back Jahwan Edwards moved into sole possession of fifth place of the Ball State career touchdowns rushing record.
RECEIVING Junior wide receiver Willie Snead moved into sixth place of the Ball State receptions record with 145 total. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
PASSING
Senior quarterback Keith Wenning threw two touchdown passes in the game and is now eight shy of Nate Davis’ record of 74. THE PULSE OF BALL STATE
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