Nursing Student murdered by Illegal Alien on U. of Georgia campus

[gwg77]

The murderer is a Venezuelan illegal alien.

A 26-year-old man was charged on Friday with kidnapping and murdering a nursing student whose body was found in a wooded area at the University of Georgia in Athens the previous day, the authorities announced. They called the homicide, the first in nearly 30 years on campus, “a crime of opportunity” and said that the two apparently had not known each other.

The victim, Laken Riley, 22, was an undergraduate student at the school until the spring of 2023 and then enrolled at Augusta University’s nursing program, which has a campus in Athens, school officials said. She was on Augusta University’s fall 2023 dean’s list.

University police identified the suspect as Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, at an evening news conference.

Calling it a “heartbreaking time for the university,” Jeffrey Clark, the chief of university police, said that “video footage from our campus security cameras networks” helped lead to the arrest. The charges against Mr. Ibarra include murder, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call and concealing the death of another, the chief said.

He said that while Mr. Ibarra lives in Athens, he is not a citizen of the United States.

Asked about the motive for the killing, Chief Clark said, “This was just a crime of opportunity.” Later he said, “This was an individual who woke up with bad intentions.”

When asked how Ms. Riley was killed, the chief said “blunt force trauma.”

The chief did not give details about how the crime unfolded, saying that the investigation was continuing. He said that while a number of people were initially taken into custody, Mr. Ibarra had acted alone and was the only one charged.

“There are no indications of a continuing threat to the community related to this case at this time,” Chief Clark said.

“Our work, however, is not done,” he said. “We are continuing to collect evidence and urge members of the community who may have pertinent information to call UGA Police Department.” He was joined at the news conference by representatives from the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, Athens-Clarke County Police Department and the Clarke County Sheriff’s Office, who are assisting in the investigation.

In a statement released Friday night, the university said that it was “shocked and saddened by this despicable act,” and that Ms. Riley’s murder “violates our sense of safety, and it will take hard work and vigilance to restore it.”

Just after noon on Thursday, a friend reported to the campus police that Ms. Riley was missing after she did not return from a run near the university’s intramural fields, the University of Georgia Police Department said.

At 12:38 p.m., officers found her body in a patch of forest near a lake. Ms. Riley “was unconscious and not breathing” and had “visible injuries,” the police said. Paramedics arrived and pronounced her dead.

Kelly Girtz, the mayor of Athens-Clarke County, said on Thursday that he joined the community “in deep sadness over today’s murder.”

The university said the school’s president, Jere Morehead, met with members of Ms. Riley’s sorority to offer his condolences.

The school canceled the remainder of classes on Thursday and all classes on Friday. Officials encouraged students and staff members to take precautions on campus and recommended that people “travel in groups when possible and be aware of your surroundings,” according to a statement. Augusta University also said it canceled classes Friday at its nursing school campus in Athens.

“I don’t feel safe anywhere,” Anika Bhattacharya, a sophomore at the University of Georgia, told the television news outlet 11Alive on Thursday, adding that she had recently thought about going for a run in the area.

“I’m not even considering walking by myself much after all this — at least for the next couple months,” she said, adding “I just don’t want to take any chance at all.”

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RIP Laken Riley

[TugOfPeace]

all part of the plan, unfortunately. nothing will change.

r.i.p.

[128]

The Venezuelan thugs are known to be the worst of the worst, just like the animals in NYC, they're so bad other South American countries consider them a threat.

And retarded white liberals just let hordes of these feral creatures in

[gwg77]

all part of the plan, unfortunately. nothing will change.

r.i.p.

It's only gonna get worse.

[freeheeler]

The murderer is a Venezuelan illegal alien.






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RIP Laken Riley

Just what Soros and the Obamas ordered

[Polaris]

nolibs voted for this.

[RIKTER]

INB4 leftists equivocation....whats the big deal nurses get murdered by Americans all the time??

[Noliberals4]

If all Hispanics are responsible for this, then all white gun owners are responsible for the mass shootings that happen in schools.

[LtGoose]

Biden's immigrant

[fitnessislife]

If all Hispanics are responsible for this, then all white gun owners are responsible for the mass shootings that happen in schools.

[Bushmaster]

If all Hispanics are responsible for this, then all white gun owners are responsible for the mass shootings that happen in schools.

According to libs we are anyway.

[adamsteve14]

If all Hispanics are responsible for this, then all white gun owners are responsible for the mass shootings that happen in schools.

Don’t be mistaken-we’re not blaming Hispanics. We’re blaming democrats.

[Noliberals4]

Biden's immigrant

So all the immigrants that killed under Trump are Trump's immigrants?

[Noliberals4]

Schools =/= gang members0

[turk75]

Oh it was an illegal POS that some far left sh*thole city (NYC) let out after attacking a child!?!?!? Welp, this story won't be in the news for much longer, nor a peep from the typical booger eating leftists here.

[bluebeltATT]

in b4 they give the immigrant the royal treatment


The plan is to kill as many Americans as possible

[ezmac31]

Squanto will be in here to cry racism shortly

[GreatReset1]

This is Biden's America.

Laken Riley's blood is on every Democrat that voted for this.

[bluebeltATT]

This is Biden's America.

Laken Riley's blood is on every Democrat that voted for this.

remember they didn't vote FOR Biden, they voted against Trump

That is their logical response to defend their vote

We HaD To GeT RiD Of HiTlEr!! I'M LiTeRaLlY ShAkInG RiGhT NoW!!!

[ezmac31]

So all the immigrants that killed under Trump are Trump's immigrants?

Look at you twisting yourself into a pretzel to deflect from what you voted for

[Fang2]

I told you all Venezuelan scum are the worst of the worst.

[bluebeltATT]

I told you all Venezuelan scum are the worst of the worst.

That's what happens when you empty the jails in other countries and invite these criminals here

[Pats2022SBwin]

Georgia has a death penalty, but since he is an illegal hispanic, he'll probably be be let out of prison on a simple manslaughter charge.

[Noliberals4]

Look at you twisting yourself into a pretzel to deflect from what you voted for

Who do I vote for to solve the immigration problem? Tell me.

[ezmac31]

Who do I vote for to solve the immigration problem? Tell me.

Remain in Mexico would’ve kept this subhuman out of Georgia. You voted to have that squashed. Own it.

[ezmac31]

Who do I vote for to solve the immigration problem? Tell me.

True or false?

People physically located in Mexico can commit murder in Georgia.

[gwg77]

Illegal alien who murdered her:

[Fishman15]

That's what happens when you empty the jails in other countries and invite these criminals here

Not only are they letting in the degenerates of all these countries, we get to pay for their existence, and they still continue committing heinous crimes. They're not sending their best...

[Noliberals4]

True or false?

People physically located in Mexico can commit murder in Georgia.

Plenty of illegals killed under Trump. His numbers were worse than Obama's. So tell me who will solve this issue please.

[ButWhoWasNoodz]

This is Biden's America.

Laken Riley's blood is on every Democrat that voted for this.

Every R candidate needs to say this in their campaigns. They'd win by 25 points.
But they'll talk about taxes and abortion.