Six O'Steen children die in Detroit house fire tragedy
Mourners gather at Newberry Elementary as Na tasha Murray and others remember Shameka Shanniqua Anthony Tanniqua Desiree Ashanti and Shacoya who survived a blaze that damaged the southwest Detroit home. Fire officials cite an undetermined cause likely near a stairway. Grandmother Hanna O'Steen treated after hospital birth.
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Knight Ridder
Etroit
O’steen Princeen
Natasha Murray
Newberry Elementary
Detroit
O’steen
Ronald Williams
Hanna O’steen
Family Fire Escape Plan Steps for Home Safety
Fire safety guidance emphasizes planning and practicing an exit strategy with the whole family. Create at least two routes, include upstairs windows, designate roles, establish a meeting point, never reenter a burning building, call 911 before attempting to fight flames, and install smoke detectors, extinguishers, and escape ladders with semiannual battery changes.
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Grandma
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Death penalty sought in Matthew Shepard beating case
Prosecutors in Wyoming seek the death penalty for Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, charged with luring University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard, robbing and pistol whipping him, then beating him to death after tying him to a log fence. Henderson's trial starts March 22 and McKinney's August 9.
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Laramie
Wyo
University of Wyoming
Aaron James McKinney
Russell Arthur Henderson
Matthew Shepard
Shepard
Clinton
McKinney
Henderson
Wyoming
Chasity Vera Pasley
Kristen LeAnn Price
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