Being the amazing, true-to-life adventures and (very likely) misadventures of a writer who seeks to take his education, activism and seemingly boundless energy to North Minneapolis, (NoMi) to help with a process of turning a rapidly revitalizing neighborhood into something approaching Urban Utopia. I am here to be near my child. From 02/08 to 06/15 this blog pushed free speech to the envelope, so others could take heart and speak unafraid. Email me at hoffjohnw@gmail.com
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
North Side violence claims innocent lives
CHAREZ JONES, age 14 and VERNICE "STAR" HALL, age 12
It's hard to know which story Juley Viger was alluding to
about the random bullet which killed a young girl, which
Juley thinks about every time she is trying to sell a house
on the North Side, including the one she is selling me.
(Usual disclaimer about sucky Star Tribune links, which
often go to an annoying "online subscribe" message and,
at some point, just go dead.)
It's hard to know because there has been MORE THAN
ONE incident like that.
12-year-old girl shot in head, survives
http://www.startribune.com/local/11590706.html
14-year-old girl shot in head, dies
http://www.startribune.com/local/11587441.html
Two arrests in shooting of 12-year-old
http://www.startribune.com/local/11590771.html
Details
http://www.startribune.com/local/11592981.html
An arrest doesn't stick in the death of the 14-year-old
http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/11593206.html
More details on THAT
http://www.startribune.com/local/11556846.html
12-year-old shooting victim will never recover
http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/11904606.html
Charges in the slaying of the 14-year-old
http://www.startribune.com/local/11588591.html
It took me a long time to get these straight. I still have to check to
make sure I don't mix up the details.
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