PA Bill Number: SB1125
Title: Providing for welcoming schools.
Description: An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, providing for welcoming schools.
Last Action: Referred to Education
Last Action Date: Dec 22, 2025
North Carolina Self-Defense: Deputies identify suspect killed in NC Christmas Eve home invasion gun battle :: 12/25/2017
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) — The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office has identified a man who was shot and killed during a home invasion early Sunday morning.
Hakim Hanifah, 31, of Wilmington, died in the incident, a Tuesday afternoon news release said. Lt. Jerry Brewer said Hanifah was a validated gang member.
According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, several men entered a home on Silverlake Road around 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
The homeowner woke up and gunfire ensued between the homeowner and the suspects, according to the NHCSO.
According to Brewer, Hanifah was shot and killed by the homeowner. The other suspects fled the scene.
This is an ongoing investigation.
