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untanglingwebs
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At least 3 shot and many more shots fired tonight .
2 shot in a short time in the northeast area near Carpenter and Bray.
1 (28 yr old) shot in the back of the leg
1 (19 yr old) shot as much as 6 times
6700 block of Webster
another shooting in the 2200 block of west Pasadena- I saw a sheriff vehicle heading in tha direction and later the ambulance heading to the hospital.
an alleged shooting in the 2200 block of Morningside was not confirmed.
Flint PD caught 1 (m/w) of suspects shooting at a male on delaware between Olive and Lewis.
shots reported on Austin and Verdun, Dayton and Wisner, and Pasadena and Winona. |
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:30 pm |
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untanglingwebs
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This response to an M-Live commentary on the crime rate really struck me as being draconian. What is your thought on Bodrell's comment?
bodrell
Go after the breeders ("parents") of every criminal under the age of 18. People who own dogs and other dependent animals are held liable - sometimes criminally liable - for their animals. I am *not* calling children animals but rather stressing the responsibility of those that breed them. NONE of these kids start out feral (they start out curious, bright kids); they are corrupted by their parental environment.
Spay or neuter any breeding adult who is charged with harming a child.
Remove welfare-per-child and re-institute orphanages.Do not pay people for breeding. Make contraception free and the norm. Too many children are living in crime, neglect and squalor right now and the foster system is inadequate.
Early childhood education for all, plus aggressive parenting help.
Basically: it all comes down to the breeders/parents. As long as there is indiscriminate, government-assisted breeding, ain't nothing going to chang
BODRELL ON CRIME AND THE CHURCHES:
Re: Largest Flint street prayer chain day to be a Mardi Gras without sin, organizer says
Drive down Carpenter Road...in the stretch between Detroit and Clio roads, there's almost one church per block. There are churches all over the north and east sides of Flint. Scores of them. More churches per capita in Flint than in Grand Blanc, Davison, Fenton, or any other city - yet violent crime stays rooted in Flint.
Have churches and prayer meetings EVER made one whit of difference, anywhere, at any time? There is almost an inverse correlation between the number of churches in a city, and the crime stats. There are more churches per capita in Detroit than in anywhere else in the nation and Flint isn't far behind. Look it up: true.
Ms Spears no doubt has good intentions. But her efforts will net nothing, zero, zip, nada. "Supernatural power" works well in comic-book land, but not in the real world.
Jeffrey S Fillmore, sga, valtwin and dogon like this
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Mon Sep 17, 2012 11:36 pm |
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Man in serious condition after being shot in attempted robbery late Monday
Published: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 12:48 AM Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 1:22 AM
By Dominic Adams | dadams5@mlive.com
View full sizeGriffin Moores | MLive.com Family members console each other after the alleged robbery and critical shooting of Sammie Milton Jr. at the intersection of Kellar and West Pasadena avenues on Monday, September 18, 2012.
FLINT, MI
-- A 19-year-old man is in serious condition after he was shot in the butt during an attempted robbery while walking down the street at Kellar and West Pasadena avenues.
Family members said Sammie Milton Jr. was walking south on Kellar Avenue when he was approached by a group of men, who were trying to take his backpack.
The shooting took place about 11:30 p.m. Monday and a Flint police sergeant said the man was in serious condition, but did not confirm Milton's identity.
Less than two hours earlier, a man was killed near Berston Field House.
- Dominic Adams is a police reporter for The Flint Journal. Contact him at dadams5@mlive.com or 810-241-8803. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook. |
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Tue Sep 18, 2012 12:56 am |
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Man shot and killed near Berston Field House identified as 51-year-old Willie Kidd
Published: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 5:32 AM Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 5:32 AM
By David Harris | dharris5@mlive.com
Griffin Moores | MLive.comPolice investigate the scene of a fatal shooting along Saginaw Street next to the Berston Field House in Flint, Mich. on Monday, September 17, 2012. It appears the man's death is the 52nd homicide of the year.
FLINT, MI -- Police have identified the man shot to death Monday night near Berston Field House as 51-year-old Willie D. Kidd, according to a press release.
Kidd was shot to death around 9:45 p.m. Monday in the parking of the field house at North Saginaw and East Dewey streets, according to police. He was walking with two women when two men approached him and shot him.
The suspects then fled the scene in an unknown direction, police said. Police took witnesses into custody for questioning.
No arrests have been announced.
Anyone with information is asked to call Flint police at 810-237-6801 or CRIMESTOPPERS at 1-800-422-JAIL. |
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Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:26 am |
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Flint ex-con in federal custody after authorities find cocaine, loaded gun in his home
Published: Wednesday, September 19, 2012, 2:00 PM
By Gary Ridley | gridley@mlive.com
FLINT, MI -- A Flint man is in federal custody after authorities allegedly discovered more than 800 grams of cocaine, a loaded gun and various caliber ammunition in his north Flint home last week, according to court records.
Authorities say the man, who has yet to be arraigned in federal court, was selling the cocaine out of his home on the 4500 block of Selby Street.
Law enforcement officers with the Violent Crime Reduction Partnership and agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration began surveillance on the home after receiving a tip regarding the distribution of drugs out of the home, according to a complaint filed in Flint federal district court.
Police followed a man they suspected to be involved in distributing drugs with the resident of the Selby Street home and they conducted a traffic stop on him Friday in front of the house. Authorities found $5,700 in his possession.
While the traffic stop was underway, the resident of the Selby Street home was observed circling the block in his burgundy Oldsmobile Aurora before parking the vehicle approximately one block away and walking toward the residence, the complaint says.
A uniformed police officer asked the home’s resident for a driver’s license. He was unable to produce one and was subsequently arrested.
Authorities asked the man if they could search his home. The man said that there was heroin, marijuana and a firearm in the home and asked what would happen if police were to find cocaine in the house. He also told authorities that he was a convicted felon and since there was a gun in the home they would have to get a warrant, the complaint says.
A search warrant was executed on the home on Friday and authorities discovered a loaded .40-caliber handgun, ammunition for three different caliber firearms, 10 packets of cocaine that totaled in excess of 800 grams and a digital scale, according to the complaint.
The cocaine was discovered in the false bottoms of a coffee container and popcorn container in the home’s kitchen.
Authorities say the $5,700 recovered from the driver of the vehicle outside of the home was equal to the typical price of one of the packaged of cocaine found in the home, according to the complaint.
Records show the resident of the home has two previous felony convictions in Genesee Circuit Court for possession of a controlled substance. |
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Wed Sep 19, 2012 3:54 pm |
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With all the gang activity on the rise in Flint, how smart is it to keep Zimmerman school open? The school brings so called "adults" all over this city together. School just started, and last Friday about 20 or more Zimmerman students were fighting in front of my house. People in my neighborhood are afraid to leave their houses when these "adults" are afoot. In the past, Zimmerman students have skipped school to roam my neighborhood to break in houses. The students sit on residents porches, cars and picknick tables. Students from this school broke an elderly women's house a few years ago and robbed and abused her. Another time I watched as Zimmerman students scaled a TV antena to open an upstairs window of a house.
One of my neighbors recently left her house. She moved because Zimmerman School was opening this fall again. She said she was planning on staying if the school was closing as we were informed last year. She told me it is just too dangerous to be in this neighborhood when school is open. Now another tax payer has moved and another emty house. Why will no one help the residents in my neighborhood? Why are honest, taxpayers forced to move because of thugs? I say put Zimmerman students at the old Central High School. There are police in the Cultural area to respond to citizens complaints. |
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Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:25 am |
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| Move em here move em there wont make a difference the subculture is what it is and Flint is getting over run by it. |
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Mon Sep 24, 2012 12:35 pm |
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untanglingwebs
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I attended an adult education class at Zimmerman several years ago. I was amazed at all of the gang graffiti throughout the school. It is no wonder the residents have problems.
Westside-you are correct in the number of years the residents have been complaining. Perhaps some residents should attend the Flint Board of Education meetings and complain. Then they can't say the issue was not brought to their attention. David Davenport is not afraid to speak up for the citizens. |
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Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:38 pm |
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Man in Flint wrestles gun away from armed robber; police searching for suspect
Published: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 6:35 PM Updated: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 6:44 PM
By Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.com
FLINT, MI -- A Flint man in his 50s managed to wrestle a gun away from an armed robbery suspect Sunday afternoon, according to scanner traffic.
The original traffic stated a man was shot and down outside of a store shortly after 6 p.m. near the intersection of Lawndale and Pasadena avenues.
During a struggle with the suspect, the victim managed to wrestle the weapon away without being shot. The weapon has been turned over to police.
City of Flint police and Genesee County Sheriff's deputies could been outside of a home on Lawndale, as well as a Flint Fire truck and ambulance, tending to a man on seated on front steps.
Flint police officers could also be seen searching the opposite side of Lawndale nearest to the store for a possible suspect.
The suspect was said to be wearing dark clothing and ran away from a white sports utility vehicle in the parking lot of the store following the attempted robbery. |
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Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:53 pm |
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Men break into Flint man's home, hold him at gun point during robbery
Published: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 3:06 PM Updated: Sunday, September 23, 2012, 3:27 PM
By Roberto Acosta | racosta1@mlive.com
FLINT, MI -- A Flint man was robbed Thursday after several suspects broke into his home on Agree Avenue, according to a police report.
The victim told police the men broke into home around 4 a.m., all wearing gloves and one of the suspects pointed a gun at him as they stole property from the home.
There was no word in the report was items were taken. The homeowner suffered a minor injury to his head, but he sought no further medical attention.
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Mon Sep 24, 2012 11:25 pm |
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Flint's homicide epidemic: Nearly half the city's homicide victims had criminal pasts
By Gary Ridley | gridley@mlive.com
on September 25, 2012 at 7:00 AM
FLINT, MI -- When Rashad Horton started a Facebook page this summer to memorialize the city's homicide victims, he knew there would be some who had criminal records.
But Horton says that doesn't mean they had to die.
"You only have one life," said Horton. "You're still someone's child no matter what you did."
A Flint Journal analysis of city, county, state and federal records found at least 21 of Flint's 52 homicide victims this year had a record of felony charges.
Griffin Moores | MLive.comGriffin Moores | MLive.com Police investigate the scene of a fatal shooting along Saginaw Street next to the Berston Field House in Flint, Mich. on Monday, September 17, 2012. Willie D. Kidd Jr.'s death was the city's 52nd homicide of the year.
Charges ranged from everything from assault and armed robbery to drugs and dogfighting.
The findings are not surprising, said
Jesenia Pizarro, an associate professor at the Michigan State University School of Criminal Justice.
"A big predictor if you're going to get killed is your past criminal history," Pizarro said.
Pizarro found through her research in Newark, N.J., that people with criminal histories had a higher probability of committing or becoming the victim of a homicide.
Pizarro said those that engage in living a "risky lifestyle," describing those with drug or weapon/violence offenses, have the largest likelihood of becoming involved with a homicide.
"Drug dealing is a pathway to being killed or killing someone," said Pizarro.
At least nine of Flint's homicide victims this year had a record of felony drug charges, with marijuana being the most common drug.
Flint Area Narcotics Group Commander state police Detective Lt. Patrick Richard said he couldn't comment on how the drug trade may have influenced the death of any of the victims, but he said it's not uncommon for violence to be directly related to drugs.
"It goes hand in hand," Richard said. "(Drug dealers) rule by threats and intimidation."
Richard declined to comment on if any of the city's homicide victims this year were under investigation by his group prior to their death.
Drug dealing is a pathway to being killed or killing someone.
Three of the 52 victims had outstanding felony warrants at the time of their deaths while nine had weapons-related charges, according to the Journal analysis.
Flint Police officials declined to comment on the criminal records of any of the homicide victims.
Pizarro said homicide victims do not have to be actively engaged in criminal activity for their criminal histories to play a role in their death -- a point highlighted by the April 18 death of Darrin Bass.
Bass, 44, was shot to death around 2:30 p.m. outside of a party store on Pierson and Fleming roads.
After the shooting, police said they did not believe Bass was the intended target of the shooting and that he was hit by a stray bullet.
Bass, however, had an extensive felony record prior to his death.
He was sentenced to prison four separate times between 1990 and 2003 on charges ranging from carrying a concealed weapon and home invasion to prison escape.
His mother, Shirley Snyder, told The Flint Journal that Bass had turned his life around since being discharged in late 2010.
Pizarro said people with criminal records often live in areas and associate with people who also have criminal records and that puts them at higher risk to become involved in a homicide.
That means innocent people, or those without criminal records, are also at higher risk if they live in or frequent areas that have large numbers of people with criminal records.
"Innocent people are still at risk just because they live there," Pizarro said.
Horton, a Grand Valley State University student whose 16-year-old brother was shot and killed outside a building at River Park Apartments just before 5 a.m. July 22, organized the Facebook page "Justice For All."
The page allows people to post photos and commemorate those who lost their lives to the violence in Flint.
"(The page) is a way for me to keep it positive," said Horton, whose brother did not have a criminal record. "We've got to come to this solution together."
The Journal's analysis found felony criminal records for:
•No. 1 Kevin Berger – 1994, Genesee County, attempted felonious assault, 120 days Genesee County Jail, three years probation.
•No. 11 Samurai Lowe –2004, Berrien County, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, 3-10 years Michigan Department of Corrections; 2004, Genesee County, third-degree fleeing a police officer, carrying a concealed weapon and assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer, 210 days jail, 2 years probation; 2012, Flint District Court felony warrant for carrying a concealed weapon and delivery of marijuana.
•No. 12 Anthony Earl Allen Jr. – 2011, Genesee County, two counts possession of a non-narcotic controlled substance and one count possession of marijuana, bench warrant issued;
•No. 13 Ryan Stinson – 1992, Genesee County, carrying a concealed weapon, 2 years 6 months to 5 years MDOC, and conspiracy to discharge a firearm toward a building, 2 years 6 months to 4 years MDOC; 1993, Genesee County, possession of less than 25 grams of cocaine, 1 year 6 months to 4 years; 2010, Genesee County, larceny from a person, three years probation, was to be discharged March 15.
•No. 14 Michael M. Edwards –1999, Genesee County, attempted assault with a weapon, 6 months jail, 3 years probation; 2005, Genesee County, charged with possession of less than 25 grams of cocaine, possession of fighting animals/equipment, possession of marijuana and fighting animals but pleaded down to possession of marijuana and breeding/selling fighting dogs (both misdemeanors).
•No. 15 Latosha M. Fox – 2003, Genesee County, charged with felony maintaining a drug house but pleaded down to misdemeanor possession of marijuana, 1 year 6 months probation.
•No. 17 Kalien Stubbs – 2007, Genesee County, charged with armed robbery, assault with intent to rob while armed, carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearms but charges were dropped; 2009, Genesee County, initially charged with bank robbery, conspiracy to commit bank robbery, carrying a concealed weapon and felony firearm but pleaded to accessory after the fact, 1 year jail, 3 years probation.
•No. 18 Darrin Bass – 1990, Genesee County, originally charged with receiving and concealing stolen property, felonious assault, felony firearm and carrying a concealed weapon but pleaded to carrying a concealed weapon, 3 years 4 months to 5 years MDOC; 1994, Genesee County, originally charged with assault with a weapon, felony firearm and felon in possession of a firearm but pleaded to disturbing the peace in a public place, 2 years probation; 1999, Genesee County, sentenced to MDOC for 4 years 6 months to 22 years 6 months for second-degree home invasion; 1999, Genesee County, originally charged with first-degree home invasion but pleaded to attempted larceny in a building, 1 year 4 months to 2 years MDOC; 2003, Genesee County, prison escape, 1 year 4 months to 5 years MDOC.
•No. 19 Andrew C. Jones – 1992, Genesee County, sentenced to 1 year 6 months to 2 years 6 months MDOC for attempted receiving and concealing stolen property; 1996, Genesee County, 1 year 4 months to 2 years MDOC for first-degree retail fraud; 2001, Genesee County, 1 year 8 months to 15 years for unarmed robbery; 2005, two felony charges of unarmed robbery dismissed in Flint District Court; 2006, Calhoun County, 1-3 years MDOC for attempted larceny in a building; 2011, Genesee County, 1 year jail and 5 years probation for unarmed robbery.
•No. 20 James Anthony Dunn – 1997, Genesee County, originally charged with felony manufacturing marijuana and possession of marijuana but pleaded to misdemeanor possession of marijuana, 1 year probation.
•No. 22 Michael Hoadley – 1990, Genesee County, 3-15 years MDOC for unarmed robbery; 1990, Genesee County, 3-10 years MDOC for armed robbery; 1990, Genesee County, felony charges of carrying a concealed weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon with unlawful intent dismissed; 1994, Clinton County, 1 year 6 months to 5 years MDOC for unlawfully driving away an automobile; 2001, Genesee County, 1 year 4 months to 10 years MDOC for breaking and entering a building with intent; 2006, Genesee County; 1 year 6 months to 5 years MDOC for unlawfully driving away an automobile.
•No. 26 Patrick Doughty – 2012, Genesee County, charged with third-offense driving under the influence of liquor and second-offense driving while license suspended.
•No. 34 Phillip E. Johnson Jr. – 2009, Genesee County, charged with assault with intent to murder, first-degree home invasion and assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer but charges were dismissed.
•No. 35 Jordache Allen – 2001, Genesee County, 180 days jail for carrying a concealed weapon; 2002, Genesee County, 180 days jail and 3 years probation for possession of marijuana and maintaining a drug vehicle; 2002, Genesee County, 3 years probation for fourth-degree fleeing a police officer; 2007, Genesee County, 2 years 1 month to 8 years MDOC for possession of less than 25 grams of cocaine; 2012, Genesee County, outstanding warrant for carjacking and aggravated domestic violence.
•No. 40 Anthony A. Ivy Jr. – 2012, Genesee County, 18 days jail and 2 years probation for two counts of unlawfully driving away a motor vehicle.
•No. 42 Randy Phillips – 1994, Genesee County, found incompetent to stand trial for second-degree criminal sexual conduct of a person under 13 and charges were dismissed; 2006, Genesee County, 9 days in jail for malicious destruction of property $200-$1,000; 2010, Genesee County, found incompetent to stand trial for carjacking and charges were dismissed.
•No. 44 Nemya Roberts – 2010, Genesee County, 8 months jail for attempting to operate a motor vehicle chop shop.
•No. 47 Levi Brazzill III - 2004, Genesee County, originally charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of marijuana but pleaded to possession of less than 25 grams of cocaine, 9 months in jail; 2004, Genesee County, 3-20 years MDOC for first-degree home invasion and 2 years MDOC for felony firearms.
•No. 48 Adrian Ray Key Jr. – 2008, Genesee County, 2 years probation for attempted carrying a concealed weapon; 2008, Tuscola County, 1 year 6 months to 15 years MDOC for second-degree home invasion and 1-4 years MDOC for larceny in a building; 2008, Tuscola County, 1-4 years MDOC for absconding from bond, was discharged from prison on Aug. 10.
•No. 49 – Roderick Garner – 2011, Livingston County, 2-20 years MDOC for delivery/manufacture of methamphetamine; 2012, Genesee County, felony bench warrant for possession of a non-narcotic controlled substance and possession of marijuana.
•No. 52 Willie D. Kidd Jr. – 1999, Genesee County, attempted breaking and entering with intent, 1 year 5 months to 5 years MDOC. |
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Flint's homicide epidemic: Neighbors live in fear, weary of the violence
By Dominic Adams | dadams5@mlive.com
on September 26, 2012 at 7:00 AM
FLINT, MI – On a brisk weekday afternoon, 21-year-old Shanay Payton went to the playground behind Berston Field House and sat on the swing.
The mother of two young daughters popped in her headphones and started listening to gospel music by Smokie Norful.
"This is where I clear my head," she said, "to get away from the violence."
But even the playground behind one of Flint's oldest community centers has had its innocence shattered by the sound of gunshots.
On Sept. 17, 51-year-old Willie D. Kidd Jr. was shot in chest and face while walking near the parking lot at Berston Field House near North Saginaw and East Dewey streets.
Kidd's death was the 52nd homicide in Flint this year – marking the third consecutive year there have been more than 50 slayings in a year.
Payton knew Kidd through her stepfather.
She's lived on Pasadena for over a year, but has lived in the neighborhood for years.
"It puts a lot of fear in me," Payton said. "It makes me want to get up out of this city. It makes me fear for my children. To me, it seems like it doesn't matter who it is or what they do, people are dying every day."
And that fear carries over into daily living.
Payton won't come out to the park when there are a lot of people – even on Sundays when there is a softball game at the park.
"I'm very cautious where I take my kids," she said. "I keep my kids away (from the Sunday games) because I don't know who I can trust."
Violence begets violence
The family of Levi Brazzil III couldn't even mourn in peace.
Brazzil, 26, was killed Sept. 12 near 3250 Richfield Road, near North Averill Avenue.
During a candlelight vigil to mourn him, someone shot up multiple houses near Brazzil's home and his grandmother's home on the city's north side.
One person was killed and another was injured, Brazzil's aunt Deborah Wiggins said.
"I'm frustrated," Wiggins said. "I'm scared for my family's safety."
Brazzil's funeral that was set for Friday was rescheduled because the family didn't want to provide another opportunity for violence. The family had a private service Thursday.
One woman at the funeral had a small-caliber handgun that was slightly visible, but tucked into her waistband.
"I'm tired of the violence," Wiggins said.
Even the young aren't spared
Police believe 14-year-old Antonio "Lil Tony" Bell Jr. was lured to Mott Park June 8, surrounded by a group of people and then shot.
Bell is the youngest person killed in Flint this year.
D'Angelo Sawyers and Kewon M. Harris, both 15, are charged with open murder and felony firearms in Bell's death. Sawyers also faces an additional charge of carrying a concealed weapon.
Family members claim the teens involved in Bell's slaying are affiliated with three different gangs that are established within a half-mile of their home near West Corunna Road and West Court Street.
Cheryl Richard-Dobson said she hopes Sawyers and Harris are convicted and that it sends a message to other teens involved in violence.
"Maybe they will get their young lives together instead of trying to put themselves in grown people's shoes," Richard-Dobson said.
The death of her 14-year-old comes after her son Lonnie Rushin Jr. was killed in 2008.
"I am going to move, if I can, as soon as possible," Richard-Dobson said. "I don't know none of these children. So I wouldn't know if they walked up next to me. It might be bad for us to stay."
What's the answer?
Third Ward Councilman Bryant Nolden said he's the "unofficial director" at Berston Field House.
He's there every day during the week to open the center and watch over those inside.
"I'm speechless with what's going on with all the violence," Nolden said. "It's disheartening to see so much violence and to see so many young people dying."
Nolden said he's told many of his constituents about the anonymous tipline the Flint Police Department has set up. Residents who see illegal activity or have information about criminals can call 237-6812.
But how is a police force that is stretched thin going to be able to protect those who do come forward?
"That is a concern for some of the citizens of Flint, and I can definitely see that," Nolden said. "It's true; you have certain areas of the city at night that you don't want to be at."
Nolden thinks the violence happens in economically depressed neighborhoods with people who are backed into a corner.
"I think a lot of these people feel desperate," Nolden said of those committing violence. "They just feel that this is their only option."
Kenneth P. Dickerson Sr. said he used to be part of the problem.
Then violence found him in 2008 when his son Ken Dickerson Jr. was killed.
"Being born and raised here, me and some friends of mine, we kind of helped destroy this city, at least as far as the drugs," Kenneth P. Dickerson Sr. said. "When it happened to my son, he was my only son. My bond with him was so close. It was like I didn't care. I didn't want to live no more if my son wasn't living."
Through chance, the elder Dickerson found himself at a three-day youth rally at a nearby church.
He said he doesn't know exactly what is causing all the violence. Dickerson said any change for the better has to start with the parents, and he believes the church should be involved, too.
"I don't know why it seems to be getting worse," he said. "That has been puzzling me."
Dickerson said he plans to start a nonprofit in memory of his son to help at-risk youth and give them something positive to do.
"This fight we're in, we're in it to win it," he said. "It's not going to stop until we get these streets back."
- Dominic Adams is a police reporter for The Flint Journal. Contact him at dadams5@mlive.com or 810-241-8803. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook. |
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Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:07 am |
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Residents question if the homicide numbers are accurate. What about all of the critical victims reported by Flint Police Operations?
If Hurley was not a Level 1 Trauma Unit, the numbers would be much higher. |
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Wed Sep 26, 2012 7:10 am |
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Man in critical condition after being shot in face north of downtown Flint
By Dominic Adams | dadams5@mlive.com
on September 26, 2012 at 7:56 PM, updated September 26, 2012 at 9:27 PM
Lauren Justice | ljustice@mlive.com Lauren Justice | MLive.com Investigators look over evidence in the garage of a home where a man was shot in the face at the intersection of Wood and Martin Luther King Wednesday evening in Flint at about 6:30 p.m. The victim was taken to the hospital in critical condition.Shooting at Wood and MLK gallery (9 photos)
FLINT, MI -- A man is in critical condition after getting shot in the face Wednesday just north of downtown Fllint.
Few details were available, but Michigan State Police said a man was shot and then taken to Hurley Medical Center in critical condition.
Neighbors said the shooting happened around 6:30 p.m. at the home on the corner of Martin Luther King Avenue.
Police said two witnesses were being questioned by police.
Police tape surrounded a home at 111 Wood Street and there was a gun lying near the bushes in the front yard of the home. Investigators said they did not know what kind of gun it was.
Family members at the scene said a married couple lives in the home with their son. They did not know who was shot, but said it was not someone who lived in the home.
Dominic Adams is a police reporter for The Flint Journal. Contact him at dadams5@mlive.com or 810-241-8803. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook. |
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Thu Sep 27, 2012 9:32 pm |
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Man shot after fighting with robbers
By Dominic Adams | dadams5@mlive.com
on September 27, 2012 at 7:26 PM
FLINT, MI -- A man who was walking to the store was shot when two teenagers tried to rob him Wednesday, according to a police report.
Flint police were called to a hospital in reference to a shooting victim at 1:40 a.m.
The man told police he was walking on North Saginaw Street to the corner store, when two teen boys tried to rob him and one pulled out a revolver.
The man fought the teen with the gun and was shot in the right hand and in the chest, police said.
The victim then drove himself to the hospital, the report said, and he was listed in good condition.
Police said the teens took $100 from the man's pants.
-Dominic Adams is a police reporter for The Flint Journal. Contact him at dadams5@mlive.com or 810-241-8803. Follow him on Twitter or Facebook. |
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