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Team USA’s Brianna Decker provides injury update
After suffering a serious leg injury in U.S. women’s hockey’s first game at the Beijing Olympics earlier this week, Team USA star Brianna Decker updated fans on her status with a series of tweets.
Decker posted a photo of herself with a large cast on her left leg and thanked those who reached out to her after the injury, which will keep her off the ice for the rest of the Winter Games.
However, in the series of tweets, Decker revealed that she plans to remain with the team for the remainder of the Olympics.
“I am excited to remain here with the team and help any imaginable way to help to accomplish the original goal (that) we have set out to achieve!” Decker said.
“Thank you to my family here and back home in the USA, and thank you to the fans across the globe cheering us on. We can hear your cheers echoing throughout Beijing. Hand me a clipboard, it’s time to get back to work with my girls. Let’s go USA!”
Team USA won its first game without Decker 5–0 against the Russian Olympic Committee on Saturday. The United States is now 2–0 in preliminary play, and faces Switzerland next on Sunday at 8:10 a.m ET.
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Brianna Kupfer news – latest: LAPD identify Shawn Laval Smith as ‘armed and dangerous’ suspect
Neighbour of young woman stabbed to death in LA speaks out
Police have identified a man they believe to be the killer of 24-year-old Brianna Kupfer.
The Los Angeles Police Department said that the suspect, Shawn Laval Smith, 31, should be considered armed and dangerous.
A manhunt is underway for a suspect accused of stabbing 24-year-old Brianna Kupfer to death at the furniture store where she worked in Los Angeles.
Ms Kupfer, a graduate student at the University of California – Los Angeles, was alone on a shift at the Croft House showroom on 13 January when a masked man walked in and attacked her, police said. She was found bleeding out on the floor by a customer 20 minutes later and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Nearly a week later, the assailant, believed to be a homeless man, is still at large after surveillance video captured him leaving the shop through a back door and walking calmly down an alley.
In addition to a $50,000 reward from the city council, private donations for information relating to the capture of the suspect have now taken the total to in excess of $250,00.
Investigators said Ms Kupfer, who hailed from Pacific Palisades and worked as a design consultant for the high-end retailer, appeared to have been targeted at random.
Her heartbroken father, Todd Kupfer, spoke out about the tragedy on Monday and blamed politicians’ failure to curb surging crime in the city. On the same day, a soon-to-retire nurse was fatally attacked while waiting for a bus downtown.
Man arrested over death of LA nurse
A man suspected of attacking and killing a 70-year-old woman at a bus stop in Los Angeles was charged with murder on Tuesday.
Sandra Shells was attacked last Thursday at a bus stop located near to Union Station while on her way to work as a nurse at LA County-USC Medical Center, the district attorney’s office said in a statement.
Ms Shells fell over backwards, hitting her head on the ground. She died in hospital on Sunday.
According to the Los Angeles Times, a homeless man was arrested near to the station and booked for investigation of attempted murder.
Kerry Bell, 48, was charged with murder. It was not immediately known if he has an attorney.
Eleanor Sly19 January 2022 07:42
Suspect believed to be using public transport
The LAPD said that the suspect, Shawn Laval Smith, is believed to be using public transport.
In a community alert shared by the Los Angeles Police Department, they say that “special attention must be paid to bus stops and train platforms.”
On Tuesday, the police identified 31-year-old Smith as the suspect they believe stabbed Brianna Kupfer on 13 January and fled the scene.
Police said that Mr Smith should be considered “armed” and “dangerous.”
Maroosha Muzaffar19 January 2022 04:54
LAPD identify ‘armed’ and ‘dangerous’ suspect
Police have identified a man they believe to be the killer of 24-year-old Brianna Kupfer.
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Maroosha Muzaffar19 January 2022 04:32
LAPD release new photos of suspected killer as reward tops $250,000
The LAPD have released new images of the man suspected of killing UCLA grad student Brianna Kupfer and announced a reward for his capture had increased to $250,000.
A $50,000 reward put up by the city of Los Angeles had grown to $250,000 with donations from private groups and individuals, police revealed at a press conference on Tuesday.
Oliver O’Connell19 January 2022 04:30
Who is Brianna Kupfer?
Brianna Kupfer has been described by loved ones as a “kind soul” who “glowed with positivity”.
At the time of her death, the 24-year-old was seeking a graduate degree in architectural design at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
She was also working as a design consultant at the Croft House upscale furniture boutique in Hancock Park in the west of Los Angeles where she was murdered on Thursday 13 January. She leaves behind her parents and three siblings.
Oliver O’Connell19 January 2022 03:30
Sandra Shells: LA nurse dies after assault by homeless person same day as Brianna’s murder
A Los Angeles nurse is dead after a homeless person randomly attacked her at a bus stop, police say.
Sandra Shells, 70, was waiting for a bus at downtown LA’s Union Station on Thursday when an assailant allegedly hit her in the face, knocking her to the ground. A witness to the attack called 911.
“Upon arrival, officers discovered that the suspect, later identified as Kerry Bell, had struck the victim in the face, causing her to fall to the ground and sustain a fractured skull,” the LAPD said in a statement.
Oliver O’Connell19 January 2022 02:30
Brianna’s father slams politicians for ‘crime spike’
The father of UCLA student Brianna Kupfer who was fatally stabbed in a Los Angeles furniture store has hit out at politicians for failing to curb surging crime.
Talking to Fox News, the deceased woman’s father Todd Kupfer said: “Crime is truly spiking, and we have a lot of criminals on the streets that should not be out.”
Oliver O’Connell19 January 2022 01:30
Video: Suspect walks calmly away from store after killing
Police hunting for the killer of UCLA grad student Brianna Kupfer have released a new video of the suspect.
Oliver O’Connell19 January 2022 00:30
Hancock Park
The murder of Ms Kupfer has shocked residents of the affluent Hancock Park neighbourhood.
Situated in the Wilshire area, it sits to the south of Hollywood and Melrose, and to the east of La Brea, approximately four miles west of Downtown Los Angeles.
Centrally-located to the neighbourhood is the Wilshire Country Club. Other nearby landmarks include the LaBrea Tar Pits and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
A sizeable portion of the area is zoned as historically important having been developed in the 1920s. A number of residences of consuls generals are within Hancock Park, including those of Canada, Japan, and the UK — where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stayed on a visit in 2011.
The neighbourhood is approximately 71 per cent White, 13 per cent Asian, eight per cent Hispanic or Latino, four per cent Black, and four per cent mixed race. An estimated 20 per cent of the population is Orthodox Jewish.
Nearby businesses to Croft House, where Ms Kupfer worked, include lighting and plumbing stores, various eateries, a Kosher market, and two Orthodox synagogues.
Oliver O’Connell19 January 2022 00:00
Grief and anger on social media over killing of UCLA student
The random killing of UCLA grad student Brianna Kupfer has led to an outpouring of grief and anger on social media as a police manhunt for the suspect reaches its fifth day.
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2022 23:30
LAPD identifies UCLA student Brianna Kupfer’s murder suspect
Los Angeles police identified the man they say stabbed UCLA student Brianna Kupfer to death inside a high-end furniture store where she worked, hours after offering a record-breaking $250,000 reward for information leading to the suspected killer.
Shawn Laval Smith, 31, was considered armed and dangerous and “highly likely to be using public transportation,” the LAPD announced Tuesday.
He had been released from jail on $1,000 in October of 2020 after being charged with a misdemeanor, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department records showed, but the father of the victim told The Post he “heard his rap sheet is much worse.”
Kupfer, 24, was killed the afternoon of Jan. 13 in a random attack as she worked alone in the store at Croft House on North La Brea Ave., police said.
She had texted a friend to say someone came into the store and was “giving her a bad vibe,” LAPD Lt. John Radtke said at a news conference prior to the release of the suspect’s identity.
The killer then stabbed Kupfer in what cops said was “a random act of violence,” then left through the back door without taking anything, cops said. He was seen calmly walking down the street, according to cops.
A would-be customer later found Kupfer dead. Police had released surveillance footage of the suspect and announced the large reward — a combination of municipal reward money and community donations.
Todd Kupfer said he felt some relief that police were able to identify the suspect who killed his daughter and hoped an arrest will be made soon. He said investigators told him they had a solid break in the case.
“The detectives felt really confident that the surveillance videos and various information they had would lead them to positive identification,” Kupfer told The Post Tuesday night.
“I don’t know exactly what the break was but the detectives told me they were working. These are good detectives who really care about their jobs and who were working very diligently and they were reassuring me that this was something they’re working on 24/7.”
According to Charleston County court records, Smith was charged for felony discharging a firearm on Nov. 14, 2019. He posted a $50,000 bond on Nov. 23, 2019. As part of his release, Smith was ordered not to contact victims or any family members of the victims, and not to verbally harass them on social media.
The grieving father said that police told him Smith should have been behind bars.
“I heard his rap sheet is much worse than that, but that tells you that somebody is not doing their job and there needs to be a change,” Kupfer said.
“We all recognize that this could have happened to be anybody’s child. It’s just senseless. My daughter was a completely innocent victim and there was 100 percent no provocation.
“This touched a really raw nerve. This needs to be a reminder for everyone to ask themselves, ‘Look, do we really want this kind of danger in our lives? What are we doing here?’ This has to change.”
Kupfer was studying architectural design and worked at the store as a design consultant.
The 6’3” 190 pound Smith had recently been in Pasadena, Santa Monica, West Hollywood and other southern California locations, according to a poster released by LAPD.
The department said “special attention” should be given to bus stops and train platforms in the search.
Brianna Kupfer news – latest: LAPD offer reward as comparisons made to same-day attack on retiring nurse
Neighbour of young woman stabbed to death in LA speaks out
A manhunt is underway for a suspect accused of stabbing 24-year-old Brianna Kupfer to death at the furniture store where she worked in Los Angeles.
Ms Kupfer, a graduate student at the University of California – Los Angeles, was alone on a shift at the Croft House showroom on 13 January when a masked man walked in and attacked her, police said. She was found bleeding out on the floor by a customer 20 minutes later and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Nearly a week later, the assailant, believed to be a homeless man, is still at large after surveillance video captured him leaving the shop through a back door and walking calmly down an alley.
A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to his capture.
Investigators said Ms Kupfer, who hailed from Pacific Palisades and worked as a design consultant for the high-end retailer, appeared to have been targeted at random.
Her heartbroken father, Todd Kupfer, spoke out about the tragedy on Monday and blamed politicians’ failure to curb surging crime in the city. On the same day, a soon-to-retire nurse was fatally attacked while waiting for a bus downtown.
Councilmember Paul Koretz speaks
Councilmember Paul Koretz reads a statement from the family.
They call Brianna a rising star in the community who embodied everything great about Los Angeles who lit up any room she was in. She deeply loved her family and friends.
They thank the city council, LAPD, and the whole of the westside community for the outpouring of grief and sympathy at their daughter’s death.
In addition to the $50,000 offered by the city, more than $200,000 has been donated to bring the suspect to justice.
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2022 21:07
New images of suspect released
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2022 21:02
LAPD press conference expected soon
We are awaiting the 1pm PST LAPD press conference to officially announce the reward being offered for information to identify Ms Kupfer’s killer.
LAPD police chief Michael Moore, city council member Paul Koretz, and a member of the Kupfer family will attend.
In a statement, the LAPD said: “West Bureau Homicide Detectives are asking the public’s help for information identifying and locating the suspect in a deadly stabbing, which occurred on January 13, 2022 and will announce a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the suspect.”
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2022 20:47
Kupfer’s father condemns politicians for soaring crime
The slain student’s father, Todd Kupfer, condemned politicians for failing to curb soaring crime in the days after his daughter’s murder.
“Crime is truly spiking, and we have a lot of criminals on the streets that should not be out,” he told Fox News on Monday.
“We have a lot of politicians that somehow forgot about people and think the key to getting elected is to support the lowest rung of our society and to give them rights and somehow that’s the answer to getting votes.”
The Independent’s Arpan Rai reports.
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2022 20:40
Suspect may have spoken with neighbouring business owner
A woman who owns a business next door to the store where Ms Kupfer was killed claims she came face-to-face with the suspect moments before the stabbing.
Dr Jennifer Botelho, who runs a chiropractic practice in Hancock Park, said a man matching the suspect’s description came into her store on Thursday afternoon.
“He asked a couple of questions: ‘Do you do orthopedics here?’ What kind of care we provide and then he left. So he was just here for a few minutes,” Dr Botelho told CBS Los Angeles.
She also said that she’s been forced to ramp up security at her business in recent months due to an increase in crime in the neighbourhood.
Offering her condolences to Ms Kupfer’s family, she said: “It’s terrifying. It’s horrible. She’s such a young girl. … We feel so horrible for Brianna’s family, and hope we can catch this guy.”
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2022 20:20
Sandra Shells: Nurse attacked and killed on same day as Kupfer was about to retire
A Los Angeles nurse killed in a random attack on the same day that Ms Kupfer was killed was just about to retire, a neighbour has said.
Sandra Shells, 70, died in hospital on 16 January, three days after police say a homeless man assaulted her at a bus stop.
Ms Shells had been a nurse at a local medical centre for 38 years, and her death has left a shocked community trying to make sense of the attack.
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2022 20:00
City councilmember: ‘Deep sorrow and sadness … has engulfed us all’
Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz released a statement on Friday.
The tragic murder of Brianna Kupfer in Hancock Park has shaken our community to its core. There are no words that can express the deep sorrow and sadness that has engulfed us all. My family’s prayers are with Brianna’s family and friends at this time, with my commitment and reassurance that we will find the perpetrator who committed this heinous act and bring him to justice.
My Director of Public Safety was on scene yesterday with LAPD Operations West Bureau Detectives and Wilshire Area Captain Sonia Monico. We are working closely with our law enforcement counterparts to assure they have every resource necessary. LAPD is aware of my full and unconditional support to bring the perpetrator to justice.
Oliver O’Connell18 January 2022 19:49
Hancock Park
The murder of Ms Kupfer has shocked residents of the affluent Hancock Park neighbourhood.
Situated in the Wilshire area, it sits to the south of Hollywood and Melrose, and to the east of La Brea, approximately four miles west of Downtown Los Angeles.
Centrally-located to the neighbourhood is the Wilshire Country Club. Other nearby landmarks include the LaBrea Tar Pits and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
A sizeable portion of the area is zoned as historically important having been developed in the 1920s. A number of residences of consuls generals are within Hancock Park, including those of Canada, Japan, and the UK — where the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stayed on a visit in 2011.
The neighbourhood is approximately 71 per cent White, 13 per cent Asian, eight per cent Hispanic or Latino, four per cent Black, and four per cent mixed race. An estimated 20 per cent of the population is Orthodox Jewish.
Nearby businesses to Croft House, where Ms Kupfer worked, include lighting and plumbing stores, various eateries, a Kosher market, and two Orthodox synagogues.
Flowers are placed outside Croft House furniture store in memory of graduate student Brianna Kupfer
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Oliver O’Connell18 January 2022 19:30
Everything we know about Kupfer
Ms Kupfer’s slaying at her place of work has shattered the Hancock Park community, where she was known as a “kind soul”, beacon of positivity and role model to young women.
At the time of her death, the 24-year-old was seeking a graduate degree in architectural design at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA).
She leaves behind her parents and three siblings.
The Independent’s Oliver O’Connell explains everything we know about Ms Kupfer:
Megan Sheets18 January 2022 19:00
Neighbor shares regret at missing killer
A neighbour whose home looks out over the alley behind the store where Ms Kupfer was killed has shared his regret that he didn’t catch a glimpse of the suspect as he fled.
John Harding said he frequently watches the alley for suspicious activity, but was out for a walk when the murder took place on 13 January.
“As I work from home, I just look out the window constantly just to see what is that individual doing? Are they just walking through, or are they looking in someone’s car trying to find a door that’s open to a back gate,” he explained to KABC.
“I took my dog for a walk at the time that this happened and I have a little guilt, if only I had walked at a different time, I might have been able to help identify the individual that did this violence to an innocent individual just doing her job.”
Megan Sheets18 January 2022 18:30
Brianna Kupfer: UCLA student stabbed to death at luxury furniture store in LA
A Los Angeles community is in shock after a young woman was randomly stabbed to death at her job.
Police say Brianna Kupfer, 24, was working alone at the furniture store Croft House in Hancock Park on Thursday afternoon when a man wandered into the shop, killed her, and left.
“Detectives have determined the suspect was not known to the victim and was a random walk-in to the store,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement. “The suspect attacked the victim with a knife and fled the scene through the back door. There is no known motive at this time.”
Police say Brianna Kupfer, 24, was fatally stabbed by a homeless man who walked into the store where she was working
(CBS Los Angeles)
Police say they were alerted to the incident by a Croft House customer, who came into the store about 20 minutes after the attack and was shocked to find Ms Kupfer’s body. By that time, the LAPD says, Ms Kupfer was already dead.
“It’s terrifying. It’s horrible,” Dr Jennifer Botelho, who owns a chiropractor’s office next door, told CBS Los Angeles. “She’s such a young girl … We feel so horrible for Brianna’s family, and hope we can catch this guy.”
According to the LAPD, the suspect is likely a homeless person.
“The suspect is described as a male Black, unknown age, tall, thin, wearing a dark hoody, sunglasses, a white N-95 mask, dark skinny jeans, dark shoes and carrying a dark back pack,” the department said.
Ms Kupfer’s grieving father told the network she was “loved by all.”
The young woman had been studying at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she was earning her graduate degree in architectural design. In her spare time, she worked as a design consultant at Croft House.
“I was just hoping to visit the store, and can’t believe the news,” Lisa Finkenstaedt, an interior designer who frequently worked with Croft House, told Fox 11. “It’s so terrible, it’s so upsetting. I’ve emailed with her a few times. She’s a good salesperson.”
On Friday, a makeshift memorial of flowers and photographs was growing outside Croft House.
“The world has been robbed of a productive member of society – who glowed with positivity,” friends of Ms Kupfer told CBS.
The LAPD has asked anyone with information on the murder or the suspect to contact homicide investigators at (213) 382-9470, or at 1-877-LAPD-24-7 on weekends. Tipsters who wish to remain anonymous can call 800-222-TIPS.
Victim of Astroworld concert Brianna Rodriguez praised as ‘bright light’ at funeral
Friends and family of Astroworld victim Brianna Rodriguez gathered in Houston Saturday to say their goodbyes to the 16-year-old killed in last week’s catastrophic concert.
Rodriguez was among nine killed during the show when the crowd surged forward, trampling victims.
“It’s devastating. No one could have imagined this would happen,” family friend David Gonzalez, 58, told the Houston Chronicle. “She wasn’t much of a concert person. She was going to go to a party that night, but it got canceled. You can only imagine how her parents feel.”
Many mourners celebrated Rodriguez by wearing her favorite color combination: pink and white.
Rodriguez was with a group in the VIP section at Astroworld when the crowd surged toward the stage during headliner Travis Scott’s performance.
“I’m holding her the whole time but we fell back and we landed on our backs on the bottom of the pile,” Xavier Neal, one of the friends who attended Astroworld with her, told KTRK, the city’s ABC affiliate. “She’s telling me about how she can’t breathe and I’m letting her know I’m here. Like, ‘I’m here, just breathe.’ But I’m down there, I’m trying to breathe myself. I’m listening to her until I can’t hear anymore.”
Rodriguez was a junior at Heights High School in Houston, where she was a member of the school’s award-winning dance team and its band.
“Brianna was like a sister to us,” said Maite Rocha, a dance team member, at a memorial held at the school. “Every time there was music, she would turn to look at us. Every time there was an artist she liked, she would turn to look at us and start dancing.”
At a viewing Friday night, countless people arrived wearing pink t-shirts with the words “Long Live Bri” across the back.
She was praised as a “bright light” by many.
“It sounds cliche but she really would light up a room,” said Leonce Hall, a 6th grade English instructor from Hamilton Middle School who taught Rodriguez, told the Chronicle. “It was no surprise that she was so successful in dance and continued into high school, she was tenacious like that. Such a good kid.”
Rodriguez was the oldest of three siblings, and is also survived by her parents Osvaldo Rodriguez and Ester Rodriguez.
CNN’s Brianna Keilar lectures Nikki Haley on racism in America after former governor said US isn’t racist
CNN anchor Brianna Keilar went after former UN ambassador Nikki Haley for declaring that the U.S. is not a “racist” country.
During Wednesday morning’s “Roll the Tape” segment, which is almost exclusively dedicated to attacking Republicans, Keilar slammed Haley as a “rising star in the GOP” turned “Republican pinball machine,” for remarks she gave at the Reagan Presidential Library on Tuesday.
Keilar accused Haley of “minimizing” the deaths of over 700,000 Americans caused by the coronavirus after the Republican decried “hatred of America” and referred to it as a “pandemic much more damaging than any virus.”
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The anchor then played a clip of Haley saying, “Take it from me, the first female and minority governor of South Carolina, America is not a racist country… As a Brown girl growing up in a small southern town, I saw the promise of America unfold before me.”
“She did see the promise of America unfold, but at times she also saw the promise of America denied,” Keilar said before attempting to undercut Haley’s comments using a 2018 clip of her explaining the racism her Sikh Indian family had experienced years ago and a 2010 clip of a former South Carolina state senator using racist rhetoric towards Haley during her first gubernatorial run.
The “New Day” co-host then pushed back at Haley’s 2014 assertion that “systemic racism” was in America’s past by citing the 2015 Charleston church shooting that left nine Black Americans dead. Although she credited Haley for removing the Confederate flag from the state capitol, Keilar accused the former governor of whitewashing the “ups and downs of the American experience with racism and the challenges still ahead, all apparently to appeal to the conservative base” while airing images of the same flag being carried on Jan. 6.
“Nikki Haley courting the followers of Donald Trump, who enlisted the support of anti-government extremists, told the Proud Boys to ‘stand back and stand by’, told Black and Brown nations quote ‘s—hole countries’ and said there are ‘very fine people on both sides’ after a white supremacist killed a woman as she protested a far-right rally,” Keilar said. “Even after Nikki Haley said this about President Trump following January 6th, quote, ‘We need to acknowledge he let us down. He went down a path he shouldn’t have and we shouldn’t have followed him, and we shouldn’t have listened to him. And we can’t let that ever happen again… His actions since Election Day will be judged harshly by history.
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“Now she may be right, that history will Donald Trump harshly, but Nikki Haley will not because she is too busy trying to ride his coattails,” Keilar added.
Earlier this year, Keilar went after Haley after the former UN ambassador accused the media of wanting to sow division within the GOP.