Crime & Safety
Teen Charged In Deaths Of Bradley Student, Man
An 18-year-old freshman and a 22-year-old man were killed in the shooting at a home off campus.
PEORIA, IL — A teenage boy has been charged in connection with the shooting deaths of 18-year-old Bradley University student Nasjay Murry and 22-year-old Anthony Polnitz. Murry and Polnitz were killed and another woman, also a Bradley student, was wounded in an off-campus shooting late Sunday.
Murry, a graduate of King College Prep High School in Chicago, was a biomedical sciences major and had planned to become a doctor.
ABC7 Chicago reported that a 16-year-old boy has been arrested and charged with the double murder.
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On Twitter, Bradley University expressed sadness over Murry's death and said counseling services for students and staff were available earlier in the week.
In Nasjay’s honor, campus flags will fly at half-staff for three days. Hugging our Braves close today.
— Bradley University (@bradleyu) April 8, 2018
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