Police Arrest Suspect in Killing of Nursing Student at University of Georgia

Published on February 24, 2024

ATHENS, Ga.—Police arrested a suspect on Friday in the killing of a nursing student whose body was found on the University of Georgia campus in Athens, and said there’s no further threat to the university community. The suspect was taken into custody for the death of 22-year-old Laken Hope Riley. The body of the Augusta University College of Nursing student was found near running trails Thursday after she didn’t return from a run. The arrest comes after a highly visible police investigation Friday that centered on an apartment complex just south of the wooded parkland where Riley’s body was found....

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