A Chicago boy accidently shot and killed his 3-year-old brother while playing with his father’s illegal gun on Sunday. The boys were playing a common game known as “cops and robbers” and got ahold of their father’s gun who told officials was given to him illegally by a gang member in Chicago.
The boy was rushed to the hospital but later died.
Police arrested the boys’ father, 25-year-old Michael Santiago, on a felony charge of child endangerment. The gun was reportedly bought off the street, kept on top of the refrigerator wrapped in pajama pants, and was shown to the oldest son. Being a former gang member himself, the father kept the gun for protection after he knowingly snitched on another gang member in a murder trial.
Santiago is represented by the county’s public defender and has bail set at $75,000.
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Team One Love
Reported by: Kayla Murphy
A brand new club has just started here at SUNY Oswego. Their name is Team One Love. On campuses all across America, groups such as Team One Love have begun the conversation that is set out to recognized and provide resources for victims of dating violence.
This issue is one that a lot of people are not aware of happening, when in reality, it is happening all around. 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men are going to experience dating violence in a relationship during their life time. 50% of those 1 in 3 women and 40% of those 1 in 4 men are going to experience it between the ages of 18 to 24. That is the age of your average college student.
I spoke to president and founding member of the Oswego chapter of Team One Love, Amanda Kenney to learn more about the group and their mission towards a dating violence free community. “Team one love is each campus becoming a team in this effort to end relationship violence… So it’s just people joining together to end relationship violence and to get the word out and raise awareness in hopes of changing the statistics”.
Team One Love was founded in 2010 in honor of Yardley Love, who was murdered by her former boyfriend. Yardley’s mother and sister started the organization to raise awareness about relationship violence in hopes to stop future women and men from being a victim. The Oswego chapter started just last week and already has upwards of 300 members on the team one love website.
Team One Love will be hosting an event “Yards for Yardley” on May 4th. Different athletic teams / Greek life groups and individuals will be competing to cover the most amount of “yards” to raise awareness about relationship violence. More information can be found on their website – JoinOneLove.org/Oswego.
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Rain and Frost
WEATHER HEADLINES:
There is a Frost Advisory in effect until Thursday morning for Wayne, Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Ontario, Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Erie, Genesee, Chautauqua, Wyoming, and Livingston counties. All uncovered vegetation can be hurt or killed from frost damage.
Wednesday: Cloudy with showers in the afternoon. Temperatures 50-55°F. Winds from the north, 5-10mph. Skies clearing up overnight, leading to a 10-15° decrease in temperatures.
Thursday: 50% chance of rain into the late evening. Temperatures in the mid 50s, but cooler by Lake Ontario. Winds from the west, 10-15mph.
Friday: 60% chance of rain. Temperatures around 45°F. Winds generally from the west, 15-20 mph. Potential for rain/snow mix into the evening as temperatures decrease.
Highs for Today (Wednesday):
- Oswego: 47℉
- Fulton: 54℉
- Syracuse: 55℉
Lows Tonight:
- Oswego: 38℉
- Fulton: 35℉
- Syracuse: 37℉
Highs for Thursday:
- Oswego: 51℉
- Fulton: 56℉
- Syracuse: 58℉
Lows for Thursday:
- Oswego: 30℉
- Fulton: 34℉
- Syracuse: 35℉
Highs for Friday:
- Oswego: 45℉
- Fulton: 46℉
- Syracuse: 46℉
Stay tuned to WTOP10 News for more updates.
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2017 St. Baldrick’s Day
by Michael Allchin
Oswego, NY- The 11th annual St. Baldrick’s Day in Oswego County took place on Mar. 26 at the Lake Ontario Event and Conference Center. Participants of the event shaved their heads and donated their hair to cancer patients.
With the help of various volunteers and supervisors, the event raised a large portion of money for cancer research all over the world. Donations are spread out to various hospitals worldwide and are provided to the world’s top cancer researchers so they can find ways to cure kids with cancer. The event in Oswego raised more than $37,000.
Event Coordinator John Sheffield says he is proud to see the county come together to donate.
“This event restores my faith in humanity,” he said. “I have found that the people who often have the least to give are the ones with the most generous hearts.”
The Oswego State men’s lacrosse team and Oswego Firefighters are some of the organizations who donated money and volunteered their time.
To donate, go to St. Baldrick’s website or call (888) 899-2253.
