Kirkland Shooting
Top Mass. Court Denies Appeal by 2009 Kirkland Shooter
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts on Tuesday denied an appeal for a retrial or a lessening of the degree of guilt by Jabrai Jordan Copney, the gunman convicted of the May 2009 Kirkland House shooting.
Cosby Wrongful Death Suit Against Harvard Dismissed
A Massachusetts court has dismissed the wrongful death suit filed against Harvard and three of its employees by the mother of Justin D. C. D. Cosby.
Attorneys Trade Arguments in Cosby Civil Suit Hearing
As a judge heard arguments for the first time relating to B. Denise Cosby’s wrongful death lawsuit against Harvard for the 2009 murder of her son in Kirkland House, lawyers for Harvard said that the University cannot be held responsible for the drug deal gone wrong, and the suit should be dismissed.
Harvard Seeks To Dismiss Cosby Civil Suit
Facing a lawsuit faulting the University and Lowell House administrators for the death of a 21-year-old man on Harvard’s campus in 2009, Harvard said in a legal filing last week that it cannot be blamed for the death of a non-student drug dealer who was killed during a transaction in Kirkland House.
Kirkland Shooting Victim's Mother Sues Harvard
The mother of a 21-year-old man who was fatally shot in a Harvard dormitory three years ago claims that Harvard’s negligence in allowing a drug dealer to live in Lowell for months led to the wrongful death of her son.
TOP 10 NEWS STORIES OF 2011
As 2011 comes to an end, The Crimson looks back at the most important events at Harvard over the year.
Last Kirkland Shooting Defendant Sentenced To 9 to 12 Years
Blayn Jiggetts, one of three men found guilty of the murder that took place in a Harvard dormitory two years ago, was sentenced to 9 to 12 years in prison.
Ex-Harvard Student Brittany Smith Sentenced to Three Years in Prison
Former Harvard student Brittany J. Smith pleaded guilty Friday to five of the six counts related to the 2009 shooting in Kirkland House and was sentenced to three years in prison.
Change of Plea Hearing Scheduled for Brittany Smith
A change of plea hearing has been set for Sept. 30 in the case of Brittany J. Smith—the former Harvard student charged as an accessory in the May 2009 killing of a Cambridge drug dealer.
Motion to Dismiss Charges Denied in Brittany Smith Case
A judge has denied Brittany J. Smith’s motion to dismiss charges for her involvement in the May 2009 shooting in Kirkland House.
'And Now, Now We're Here'
For Brittany J. Smith and many others whose lives were touched by the 2009 Kirland shooting, the tragic saga is far from over.
