gun violence
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NYPD: Staten Island Teen’s Death Was Not a Hate Crime
New York City police say they have no solid evidence to support the claim that a black teen was being chased by a mostly white crew shouting racial slurs before he collapsed and died of an apparent asthma attack, the Associated Press reports. According to Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce, the death of 16-year-old Dayshen…
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Fla. Nursing School Grad Fatally Shot at House Party
A Florida nursing school graduate was shot and killed over the weekend after being caught in the crossfire at a Miami Gardens house party Saturday night, the Miami Herald reports. Alexandra Dean, who had only recently graduated a few weeks ago from Nova Southeastern University with a degree in nursing, was at the party around…
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Man Suspected in NYC Shooting of 16-Year-Old Baby Sitter Surrenders to Police
The man suspected in the shooting death of a teen baby sitter surrendered to cops at a police station in New York City’s Brooklyn borough Thursday with the help of his lawyer, the New York Daily News reports. Taariq Stephens, 24, is accused of using a .40-caliber submachine gun to shoot 16-year-old Shemel Mercurius while…
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How to Get Away With Murder: A Story of Grief, Apathy and Gun Violence in the African-American Community
Ken McClenton is a grieving father whose family is getting by on faith. His daughter, Charnice Milton, was killed last year in Southeast Washington, D.C., while she was changing buses on her way home from work. “We are persevering in the midst of our loss,” McClenton tells The Root. “You never get fully over the…
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69 Shot in Chicago Over Memorial Day Weekend
The long Memorial Day weekend in Chicago was a bloody one, with a total of 69 people shot between Friday afternoon and early Tuesday morning, the Chicago Tribune reports. According to the report, of the 69 people, 27 were shot in or near the Harrison District, one of the city’s most violent and heavily patrolled…
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Arrest Made in the Fatal Shooting of NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Aide Carey Gabay
Authorities have arrested a 24-year-old man, Micah Alleyne, for the shooting death of Carey Gabay, an aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the New York Daily News reports. Alleyne is now facing charges of murder, reckless endangerment and weapons possession in connection with the September 2015 gang shooting that resulted in Gabay’s death. “As…
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Mo. Father Accused of Fatally Shooting Infant Son Surrenders to Police
A St. Louis man who allegedly shot his infant son in the midst of a domestic dispute with his wife before taking off with two of his other children has turned himself in to the authorities, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. Diata R. Crockett is expected to be charged in the death of his 8-month-old…
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Her Name Was Janese Talton-Jackson. And She Was Killed Because She Said "No"
I did not know Janese Talton-Jackson on a personal level. There’s a chance I might have seen her before. And a lesser chance I might have spoken to her. But if I did either, I don’t remember. But after news of her death began to circulate Facebook Friday afternoon, and more and more people spoke of…
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President Obama's Gun Control Tears Are The Blackest Thing That Ever Happened This Week
It’s been well-documented here that President Obama is firmly and fully ensconced in the fuck devoid span of his presidency. He has nestled in his full-length no fucks futon; his bare feet stretched on his no fucks ottoman, reading perhaps How to Give No Fucks and Influence People or Chicken Soup for the Fuck-less Soul. This…
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Of Course Chiraq Looks Insane, Because Spike Lee Is Insane Too
The first thing you have to realize when assessing the work of Spike Lee, movie director, and understanding the words and actions of Spike Lee, human person, is that Spike Lee is clearly and completely insane. But not insane in a shit on your own knuckles and fling it at an Uber driver way. Or even…