Howard University's president has confirmed in a statement on X that one of the school's law professors died in the tragic plane crash near DCA.

Wednesday's tragic Washington DC plane crash of a commercial flight and helicopter. claimed the life of Kiah Duggins, a future HBCU professor at Howard University. Duggins, a former Miss Kansas contestant, was among the casualties of a collision between the airliner and a Black Hawk Helicopter near Reagan Airport on Wednesday.

Howard University law professor Kiah Duggins has been identified as one of the victims of the devastating plane collision near Reagan National Airport, university officials confirmed Thursday night.Howard University teacher among victims What they're saying"It is with profound sadness that the Howard University community and the Howard University School of Law have learned of the passing of Professor Kiah Duggins,

A civil rights attorney who was preparing to teach at Howard University died in the plane crash near Reagan National Airport.