Penn employee Meaza Brown killed in hit-and-run
Brown — who worked as a custodian in Penn's Housekeeping division — was walking to work when she was struck by a car that later fled the scene.
Brown — who worked as a custodian in Penn's Housekeeping division — was walking to work when she was struck by a car that later fled the scene.
The Department of Public Safety sent a Sept. 25 message to the Penn community noting “multiple recent reports” of “groups of young people slapping or striking individuals in the head.”
The Oct. 5 vigil took place at St. Mary’s Church on Locust Walk and was organized by the Harris family and the Lotus Collective.
In a statement to The Daily Pennsylvanian, DPS wrote that officers from both the Philadelphia Police Department and the Penn Police Department were present during the Nov. 8 incident.
The Department of Public Safety sent a Sept. 25 message to the Penn community noting “multiple recent reports” of “groups of young people slapping or striking individuals in the head.”
The Oct. 5 vigil took place at St. Mary’s Church on Locust Walk and was organized by the Harris family and the Lotus Collective.
Her 85-month prison term will be followed by three years of supervised release.
In a Sept. 20 motion filed in the Southern District of New York, Mangione’s defense described him as “a smart, kind, well-rounded, young man” whose life “has been derailed” by the government’s case.
The terrorism charges levied against Mangione were among the most serious counts he faced and carried a sentence of life without parole.
Ahead of his first year in the role, Wood named safety, community partnerships, and officer morale as his priorities in an interview with the DP.
There have been 25 instances of e-bike and motorized scooter theft — classified as auto theft — in the past 60 days, according to Penn’s crime log.
Wood served as interim chief of police since Williams’ departure and will continue to oversee crime prevention, law enforcement, and safety education on and off campus.
The acquittal concludes a high-profile case that drew citywide attention after 21-year-old Jaadir Goodwyn surrendered himself to the police for his involvement the hit-and-run incident.
On April 17, Mangione was indicted in U.S. District Court in New York on four charges, one of which makes him eligible for the death penalty if convicted.
In December 2024, Mangione was charged with murder as an act of terrorism in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
The formation of the committee followed public backlash in response the execution of the October 2024 warrant.
2020 Penn Engineering graduate Luigi Mangione was indicted on one count of first-degree murder and two counts of second-degree murder — along with eight additional charges — in the UnitedHealthcare CEO case on Dec. 17.
“Her comments regarding the shooting of Brian Thompson in New York City were antithetical to the values of both the School of Arts and Sciences and the University of Pennsylvania,” Kallberg wrote in the statement.
Mangione, who was found with a 3D-printed pistol, would have taken classes involving 3D-printing instruction to complete his degree.
Police held Mangione for questioning throughout the morning, and the NYPD identified Mangione as the department’s person of interest in “brazen targeted murder” of Thompson at a press conference around 1:40 p.m.