Man fatally shot while holding his baby

3 arrested in fires at homeless camps

Media outlets reported that arson investigators have arrested three men in connection with a rash of spring fires they say targeted homeless camps in Cleveland.

The Plain Dealer newspaper and WJW-TV in Cleveland reported that authorities said the men were arrested on Friday. Their names have not been released.

The string of blazes started in March, mostly at camps along the Cuyahoga River’s west bank. Officials said the latest fire was at a camp on Wednesday and was one of several recent fires reported.

The newspaper reported that investigators have ruled that the fires were intentionally set. The police department deferred questions to fire officials.

Calls yesterday to the fire department’s administrative offices went unanswered.

A man shot in the head while holding his baby has died of his injuries.

Cincinnati police said Raheem Stenson died at at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center early yesterday. They said he was shot shortly before midnight on Friday. Police responding to a call for help found the 21-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his head.

There were no reports of any injury to the baby.

The police homicide unit is investigating the shooting. Police would not comment on a possible motive.

Police were investigating reports of two men fleeing in a car shortly after the shooting. But it wasn’t immediately clear whether they were connected to the shooting.

$2M Air Force grant helps minority program

A University of Dayton program for minority students is getting a $2 million boost from the U.S. Air Force.

The Air Force award will provide tuition grants and work stipends to undergraduate and graduate students to perform research in areas including bioengineering and semiconductors. The award allows the program, which offers research opportunities and job placement, to continue five more years.

University of Dayton officials said the goal is to produce a diverse workforce of highly educated and trained minority men and women for technology fields. Universal Technology Corp. and Clarkson Aerospace also support the program.

University officials said the program’s graduation rate is about 70 percent. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education shows the national graduation rate for minorities in engineering is about 42 percent.