Anne Whitfield, best known for her role in the 1954 classic *White Christmas*, has passed away at the age of 85. Her family shared that the actress died in an “unexpected accident” while out for a walk near her home in Washington, D.C.
Whitfield portrayed Susan Waverly, the granddaughter of Major General Waverly, in the beloved holiday film. Her family remembered her fondly, saying, “The life of Anne Langham Whitfield Phillips was a beautiful one, with every second used to uplift the world and those around her.”
A Cincinnati sheriff’s deputy was fatally struck by a car driven by the father of an armed 18-year-old man who was shot and killed by police a day earlier, authorities say.
The driver “in a way that was calculated and premeditated lined up his car, deliberately accelerated his car and purposely caused the death of an on-duty deputy sheriff,” prosecuting attorney Ryan Nelson said Saturday morning at the father’s arraignment.
“It appeared from everybody who was on the scene that he deliberately struck the deputy in an attempt to kill him,” Nelson said.
Prosecutors are seeking an indictment for aggravated murder, Nelson said.
The defendant, Rodney Hinton Jr., 38, is the father of a man who was fatally shot by Cincinnati police on Thursday morning, Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said. On Friday night, police identified the 18-year-old as Ryan Hinton, according
Authorities have not said whether the suspect had any connection to the deputy.
Ryan Hinton turned 18 a few weeks ago, family attorney Michael Wright said, who described him as a “fun, loving and good kid,” adding, “The circumstances surrounding his interaction with the police there, you know, they [the family] are surprised that occurred.”
“At this point, we are still investigating the circumstances of Ryan being shot and killed by the Cincinnati Police Department,” Wright said, adding that he has met with the Chief of Police. “The family’s pretty upset, pretty distraught about what happened to their son.”
Police said the deputy was killed at about 1 p.m. Friday.
