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Rhonda Jean Russell
United States · Aged 47 · Died 11/17/2021
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Christopher James Aikens, 54, a prisoner at Blair County Jail, was to appear in Central Court in Altoona, for a 3:15 p.m. hearing when he allegedly assaulted corrections officer Rhonda Jean Russell and took her gun. An Altoona officer in the court building responded and fired one round at the prisoner, but shot and killed Russell.
Alleged responsible partyAltoona Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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