Post by Bornthrilla on Apr 30, 2008 13:59:29 GMT -5
Article published Apr 30, 2008
Killing of A&T student leaves others fearful
Authorities are unsure of the motive in the shooting death of Derek Carl Eaddy Hodge II at his Kay Street home on the weekend.
By Sonja Elmquist
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO — Students will gather today to remember an N.C. A&T student who was shot and killed in his home early Saturday.
Meanwhile, neighbors remain fearful as police try to find out who killed Derek Carl Eaddy Hodge II, and why.
"I don't know the motive," said Capt. Janice Rogers, commander of the Greensboro Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division. "He seemed like a good kid."
Police say Hodge, 21, died from a single gunshot wound.
They found him after responding to a suspicious activity call at his Kay Street home.
In Hodge's neighborhood, three miles north of A&T's campus, a neighbor said she didn't think anyone living nearby would sleep well for a month.
The neighbor asked not to be named because, without knowing why someone killed Hodge, she didn't want to draw the killer's attention.
The neighbor said Hodge was a quiet young man who hadn't lived in the neighborhood long enough to get to know people well.
Hodge was a sophomore and a native of Wendell, 10 miles east of Raleigh in Wake County, according to a university spokeswoman. Hodge had not declared a major, she said.
He lived off-campus with a cousin, Rogers said.
Hodge's death marks Greensboro's seventh homicide this year. Anyone with information about the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 373-1000.
Killing of A&T student leaves others fearful
Authorities are unsure of the motive in the shooting death of Derek Carl Eaddy Hodge II at his Kay Street home on the weekend.
By Sonja Elmquist
Staff Writer
GREENSBORO — Students will gather today to remember an N.C. A&T student who was shot and killed in his home early Saturday.
Meanwhile, neighbors remain fearful as police try to find out who killed Derek Carl Eaddy Hodge II, and why.
"I don't know the motive," said Capt. Janice Rogers, commander of the Greensboro Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division. "He seemed like a good kid."
Police say Hodge, 21, died from a single gunshot wound.
They found him after responding to a suspicious activity call at his Kay Street home.
In Hodge's neighborhood, three miles north of A&T's campus, a neighbor said she didn't think anyone living nearby would sleep well for a month.
The neighbor asked not to be named because, without knowing why someone killed Hodge, she didn't want to draw the killer's attention.
The neighbor said Hodge was a quiet young man who hadn't lived in the neighborhood long enough to get to know people well.
Hodge was a sophomore and a native of Wendell, 10 miles east of Raleigh in Wake County, according to a university spokeswoman. Hodge had not declared a major, she said.
He lived off-campus with a cousin, Rogers said.
Hodge's death marks Greensboro's seventh homicide this year. Anyone with information about the incident can call Crime Stoppers at 373-1000.
