Officer of University of South Alabama fatally shot an 18-year-old freshman

USA Top Story:Authorities are investigating the reasons behind the shooting of a Freshman.An officer of University of South Alabama fatally shot an 18-year-old freshman who they say was naked and acting erratically outside the campus police station early Saturday.

some details of the shooting have been found by evidences.The student's mother and one of his friends said they could not understand how a six-year varsity wrestler and good-natured teenager could have died under such strange and sad circumstances.According to a statement from the school, the campus police officer heard a loud banging noise on a window at the station at 1:23 a.m. CT (2:23 a.m. ET) Saturday. When he left the station to investigate, the school said, "he was confronted by a muscular, nude man who was acting erratically."

The man, later identified as Gilbert Thomas Collar, of Wetumpka, Alabama, repeatedly rushed and verbally challenged the officer in a fighting stance, the school said.The officer, whose name hasn't been released, drew his weapon and ordered Collar to stop, the school said. The officer retreated several times to try to calm the situation.

"When the individual continued to rush toward the officer in a threatening manner and ignored the officer's repeated commands to stop, the officer fired one shot with his police sidearm, which struck the chest of the assailant," the school statement said. "The individual fell to the ground, but he got up once more and continued to challenge the officer further before collapsing and expiring."

Collar's mother, Bonnie, said the two people who called her with the news of her son -- someone from the school and another involved in the investigation -- did not mention that her son was trying to attack anyone when he was shot."He was wearing no clothes and he was obviously not in his right mind," she told CNN. "No one said that he had attacked anybody, and obviously he was not armed. He was completely naked."

Bonnie Collar said she did not know why her son was acting that way when he was killed. She said he weighed 135 pounds and was 5-foot-7 with a wrestler's build."The first thing on my mind is, freshman kids do stupid things, and campus police should be equipped to handle activity like that without having to use lethal force," she said.Campus police immediately contacted the district attorney's office to request an external investigation, and the Mobile County Sheriff's Department will assist, the school said.The officer has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of internal and external investigations, according to the school, which enrolls about 15,000 students.

Investigators are looking at security camera tape of the shooting, Collar's mother said. CNN's calls about the tape were referred to school spokesman Keith Ayers, who did not immediately return a message seeking comment.Earlier Saturday, Ayers called it a "campus tragedy" for the university family but offered no other details, citing the active investigation.One of Collar's oldest friends was Chris Estes, 18. He said the boys became friends at age 5 and grew up playing baseball together. Along with their friend Jared, they became three best friends with the slogan "JGC for life," Estes told CNN by e-mail.

"Gil was a very 'chill' guy, mellow and easy going," Estes wrote. "That's why I don't understand the story that he attacked the cop. He got along with anybody at school no matter who you were. He could always have a conversation with anyone. As many times as I've hung out with Gil, I've never seen aggression in him, especially not towards a cop."As the boys grew up in Wetumpka, Estes said, Collar stopped playing baseball to focus more on his dominant sport, wrestling. Collar's mother said he was a two-time state qualifier in wrestling, and Estes said he could have wrestled at the collegiate level if he chose.

"Gil loved to hang out with friends, he loved having a good time and made the best out of every situation, always keeping his head up," said Estes, who stayed behind to attend nearby Auburn University at Montgomery.Estes said it's unfortunate he didn't go off to college with his friend. "If I did, I think the whole situation would have been avoided," he said.

Collar's mother said their hometown of nearly 8,000 people is in disbelief about the shooting. On Twitter, some used the hashtag #WetuFam (Wetumpka Family) on Saturday in remembering Collar."Our entire community is in shock because this is so different than his demeanor and his personality that we've seen for the 18 years that he's been on this earth," she said.Stay tuned for latest News of America and USA top stories.

Panetta Speaks about Turkey Syria Conflict

USA Minister Speaks about Turkey Syria conflicts.Panetta Says Turkey-Syria Clashes May Escalate. LIMA, Peru—The continued exchange of artillery fire between Syria and Turkey raises additional concerns that the conflict may escalate and spread to neighboring countries, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Saturday. Mr. Panetta said the U.S. is using its diplomatic channels to relay worries about the fighting in the hopes that it won't broaden.This has become the top story of America today.Read the entire top stories of America.

His comments came on the heels of warnings from Turkey's prime minister that his country isn't far from war with Syria. Turkey and Syria traded artillery fire Saturday as rebels clashed with President Bashar al-Assad's forces near the border, heightening the fears that the crisis could erupt into a regional conflict. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday cautioned Damascus not to test Turkey's "limits and determination" and said Ankara wasn't bluffing in saying it won't tolerate such acts.

In other comments during a news conference with Peru's defense minister, Pedro Cateriano, Mr. Panetta warned that the international community is ready to impose more sanctions against Iran if the country doesn't begin to address concerns about its nuclear program. The economic sanctions are having a damaging effect on Iran as inflation and unemployment rise and the value of the currency drops, increasing prices.

Iran, Mr. Panetta said, has to engage seriously with the international community to resolve issues with its nuclear program and if it doesn't, "make no mistake, the international community will continue to impose additional sanctions." Mr. Panetta's comments came after meetings Saturday with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala and the country's defense ministry—dubbed the Pentagonito—to continue meetings with Mr. Cateriano.

After his meeting with Mr. Humala, Mr. Panetta said the U.S. is increasing efforts to build partnerships in the region and said America will do whatever it can to provide assistance to Peru to meet the challenges of terrorism, illicit trafficking and humanitarian needs. Later, he and Mr. Cateriano, during a joint news conference, said that they are negotiating an update in the defense cooperation agreement between their two countries.

Noting that the last agreement was sealed in 1952, Mr. Panetta said the U.S. is committed to improving its ability to conduct joint military exercises, training and education exchanges with Peru. Mr. Cateriano said that updating the agreement would help his country modernize its military. Mr. Panetta also said the U.S. wants to work with Peru to confront the drug trafficking, calling it "one of the most serious threats we face in the hemisphere." He said he listened to the concerns of the Peru officials and will determine whether there is any additional help the U.S. can provide. Mr. Panetta left Peru and arrived in Uruguay Saturday afternoon, where he was set to attend a regional meeting of defense ministers from the Americas.This is today's Top story of America.

Pakistan FO hands over démarche to Richard Hoagland USA over anti-Islam film

FO hands over démarche to Richard Hoagland over anti-Islam film.ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Friday summoned acting US Ambassador Richard E. Hoagland and registering a formal protest, demanded of the US government to remove the anti-Islam film from social networking and video-sharing website YouTube as well as punish those involved in its making, DawnNews reported.

The Foreign Office handed over a démarche to Hoagland in protest against the anti-Islam film on behalf of the Pakistani government.The démarche stated that the film, said to have been made in the US, was akin to an attack on the world’s 1.5 billion Muslims.Pakistan moreover stated that the film aimed at fanning hatred among the people of different faiths and demanded the US government to take steps for the film’s removal from YouTube.

The government also demanded that action be taken against the film’s author and against those involve in its making.On the occasion, Hoagland said the US government and leadership had condemned the anti-Islam film severely, adding that, a majority of the American people viewed it as offensive to the religious sensibilities of the world’s Muslim population.Pakistan is making efforts for Anti-america thoughts.USA must also take an action to that.Article source for USA Pakistan news.