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Feb 7, 2011

Court delay for frat house shooting suspects

Court delay for frat house shooting suspects


Two suspects in the deadly shooting of 12 people at a fraternity house in Youngstown, Ohio will face murder charges at a court hearing Tuesday, officials said on Monday.
The suspects, Braylon L. Rogers, 19, who turned himself in to police, and Columbus E. Jones Jr., 22, who was picked up at his home Sunday evening, will be charged with aggravated murder, felony assault and firing into a building, said Youngstown prosecutor Jay Macejko.
Jamail E. Johnson, 25, a student at Youngstown State University, was killed and 11 other people, including six Youngstown students, were wounded in a shooting early Sunday at a party at an off-campus fraternity house. Shavai Owens, 17, of Youngstown remains in critical condition.

The court appearance has been delayed  for two Youngstown, Ohio, residents  who face charges in connection with a fatal frat house shooting over the weekend. One man was killed  and 11 other people were injured.