Crime
Jabrai Jordan Copney Gets Life in Prison for Shooting at Harvard's Kirkland House
Jabrai Jordan Copney has been found guilty of murdering Justin Cosby in the basement of Kirkland House and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Student Robbed at Knife Point
A male graduate student was robbed at knife point on Tuesday night outside of 16 Prescott Street—across the street from the Harvard Faculty Club.
IOP Discussion on Gang Violence in Mexico
Alfredo Corchado, a 2009 Nieman Fellow, and Angela Kocherga listen as Alejandro A. Poire Romero '02, of the Mexico National Security Council discusses the response of the Mexican government to drug-related gang violence in Mexico at the IOP yesterday. According to Poire, "90 percent of [drug-related, violent] crimes occur in local jurisdiction."
Copney Awaits Jury's Verdict as Kirkland Shooting Trial Ends
The closing arguments in the Kirkland murder trial yesterday were characterized by sharply different versions of the same story as the defense blamed the shooting on another man, calling him a “homicidal maniac,” and the state responded by likening that claim to “fantasy.”
Kirkland Shooting Prosecutors Were Harvard Roommates
Daniel J. Bennett ’85 and Gerard T. Leone ’85 were roommates in Kirkland House in 1983. Twenty-eight years later, they are prosecutors in the high-profile murder case of a shooting that took place in the basement of that same House.
Defense Questions Jiggetts' Testimony
As the second week of the trial of alleged Kirkland shooter Jabrai Jordan Copney came to a close, an alleged cooperator in the crime was grilled on the witness stand by the defense.
Assaults Occur Outside Final Clubs on Consecutive Weekends
During the last two consecutive weekends, assaults have occurred outside of final clubs involving physical confrontations between club members and individuals not affiliated with the University.
Kirkland Trial Day 9: Murder Investigation Continues
Both sides in the Kirkland shooting trial agreed in court yesterday not to bring up a conversation that allegedly took place between co-defendants Jabrai Jordan Copney and Blayn Jiggetts while the two were being transported from the courthouse to jail Tuesday afternoon.
Ranking Says Harvard Students More Stressed
Harvard has a habit of being near the top of many rankings. Harvard earned another distinction yesterday, but this one was not quite as enviable.
March 29 - April 9: Beer Cans in Annenberg
Over the past few weeks, HUPD has stayed busy with reports of suspicious activity, vandalism, and individuals throwing fruit. As part of our Securitas series, we’ve combed through recent HUPD log entries and published some of the more colorful entries below.
Students Discuss Gang Violence
Christopher Yanov, founder of the mentorship group Reality Changers, critiqued current gang-violence prevention practices, promoting an alternative approach that focused on providing young people with options outside of gangs, in a talk in Adams Lower Common Room yesterday.
Former Student Campbell Testifies Against Copney in Kirkland Shooting Trial
Two Ivy League drug dealers, one a former Harvard student and the other a Yale graduate, appeared in court on Friday to offer testimony against Jabrai Jordan Copney, the alleged gunman in the 2009 Kirkland shooting.
Kirkland Trial Day 6: Officers, Forensic Experts Discuss Physical Evidence
The second week of Jabrai Jordan Copney’s murder trial opened yesterday with a full day of testimony that focused heavily on forensic evidence.
