Oops... my mistake. This is actually video of a 16-year-old kid being murdered last week in Zimbabwe.
Whoops... my mistake again. Not Zimbabwe. Chicago.
Chicago, Illinois.
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Showing posts with label murdered. Show all posts
Monday, September 28, 2009
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Murdered today: James Gray
On Chicago’s South Side, 20-year-old James Gray was shot in the back and killed this morning.
In America, nearly half of all black men who die between the ages of 20 and 24 are murdered... while fewer than 10 percent of white men who die that young are murdered.
In America, nearly half of all black men who die between the ages of 20 and 24 are murdered... while fewer than 10 percent of white men who die that young are murdered.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Murdered today: Jeffrey Devon Jackson
Jeffrey Devon Jackson, 17, was shot and killed early this morning on the street where he lived in Newport News, Va.
According to a local news website, witnesses “heard the teen pleading for his life and [then] one gunshot.”
Two criminal justice professors at Northeastern University report that, from 2002 to 2007, the number of gun homicides involving black male juvenile victims rose 54 percent.
“Future demographics suggest that the concern for at-risk youth should increase over the next decade, “ wrote James Alan Fox and Marc L. Swatt. “There is a significant need for reinvestment in children and families – in essence an at-risk youth bailout during these difficult economic times.”
The report by Fox and Swatt (“The Recent Surge in Homicides involving Young Black Males and Guns: Time to Reinvest in Prevention and Crime Control”) is downloadable here.
According to a local news website, witnesses “heard the teen pleading for his life and [then] one gunshot.”
Two criminal justice professors at Northeastern University report that, from 2002 to 2007, the number of gun homicides involving black male juvenile victims rose 54 percent.
“Future demographics suggest that the concern for at-risk youth should increase over the next decade, “ wrote James Alan Fox and Marc L. Swatt. “There is a significant need for reinvestment in children and families – in essence an at-risk youth bailout during these difficult economic times.”
The report by Fox and Swatt (“The Recent Surge in Homicides involving Young Black Males and Guns: Time to Reinvest in Prevention and Crime Control”) is downloadable here.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Murdered today: Vincent Mark Harris
Vincent Mark Harris was shot early this morning outside a San Bernardino, Calif., apartment complex. He died at a hospital shortly thereafter. He was 28 years old.
Homicide is the leading cause of death for African-American men in their 20s.
Homicide is the leading cause of death for African-American men in their 20s.
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Murdered today: Andre Darnell Bradford
In Columbus, Ohio, early this morning, 47-year-old Andre Darnell Bradford was stabbed and killed after an argument on the street with a 44-year-old man.
For African-American males of all ages, homicide was the fifth-leading cause of death in 2004. More black men died from murder than from diabetes.
For white males in 2004, homicide wasn’t even among the top 10 causes of death.
For African-American males of all ages, homicide was the fifth-leading cause of death in 2004. More black men died from murder than from diabetes.
For white males in 2004, homicide wasn’t even among the top 10 causes of death.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Murdered today: Ronald James
Ronald James of north St. Louis, a former federal prisoner, was shot and killed with an assault rifle this morning. He had just gotten into his car. Ronald James was 31 years old.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, homicide is the leading cause of death for black men between the ages of 15 and 34.
For white men in that age range, the leading cause of death is accidents. The second-leading cause is suicide.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, homicide is the leading cause of death for black men between the ages of 15 and 34.
For white men in that age range, the leading cause of death is accidents. The second-leading cause is suicide.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Murdered today: Leanne Smith
This morning, 40-year-old Leanne Smith of West Philadelphia – a mother of two – was shot and killed in her car by her ex-boyfriend. The shooter then killed himself.
More than 7,300 black people were murdered in America in 2007, according to the FBI. (Compared to about 7,000 whites murdered.)
That’s an average of 20 black people a day murdered. Every day.
Of those 20 homicide victims per day in 2007... three of them were women or girls.
More than 7,300 black people were murdered in America in 2007, according to the FBI. (Compared to about 7,000 whites murdered.)
That’s an average of 20 black people a day murdered. Every day.
Of those 20 homicide victims per day in 2007... three of them were women or girls.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Murdered today: Anthony Sanders
Early this morning, 28-year-old Anthony Sanders was shot in the head and killed on the street where he lived on Chicago’s South Side.
According to the Justice Department, more than half of all gun- homicide victims in the United States are black.
Think about that. If an American is murdered by gun... it’s a 50-50 chance he’s black.
According to the Justice Department, more than half of all gun- homicide victims in the United States are black.
Think about that. If an American is murdered by gun... it’s a 50-50 chance he’s black.
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