Hundreds line up to pay tribute to slain Georgia nursing student who loved caring for others

By SUDHIN THANAWALA
Associated Press

WOODSTOCK, Ga. (AP) — Hundreds of people lined up to pay respects before the funeral of a nursing student found slain on the University of Georgia campus. A funeral service for 22-year-old Laken Riley was held Friday at Woodstock City Church in suburban Cherokee County north of Atlanta. It was not open to the media. People stood in a long line outside a church auditorium before the service to pay respects to Riley’s family. Riley was enrolled in the Augusta Medical College’s nursing program in Athens when she was found dead Feb. 22 on the neighboring UGA campus. She had gone jogging and didn’t return home. Police have charged a suspect with murder.