videoeditor1 Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 ...he didn't make it before they took him off the respirator. Never knew the guy, but seen him when I go to get my wife & kids. This area is (was) relatively benign. There was a block party there on Saturday night which I cruised thru (will family) looking for pan roasted chicken. ------------------------------------- Shot driving from church NY Daily News Bx. man brain-dead after carjack horror BY FERNANDA SANTOS DAILY NEWS POLICE BUREAU Tommy Lee Wray A recent college graduate headed home from a church youth group meeting was brain-dead after being shot by a would-be carjacker in the Bronx early yesterday, cops and relatives said. Tommy Lee Wray was shot in the head by a thug who then ran off, but he still tried to drive his 2000 Nissan to his mother's home four blocks away, police said. The well-liked 24-year-old scholar and athlete crashed into a light pole in Eastchester about 1:15 a.m. and never regained consciousness. The suspect was described as a black man in his 20s, 5-feet-5 and wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and a do-rag. But while cops looked for him yesterday, Wray's friends and family were searching for answers. "These senseless acts of violence, they have to stop!" fumed Blake Simpson, 29, a close friend of Wray's. "You don't get to walk around and take somebody else's life for no reason. That's not okay." Wray and a girlfriend were accosted on E. 233rd St. near Wilder Ave., on the edge of Seton Falls Park, as they drove back from a youth group meeting at Oneness Rehoboth Apostolic Church in Mount Vernon, cops and relatives said... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 There are no words. I hope the killer is caught. Geez...5 foot 5? Some jerk with a Napoleon complex. Sigh. With that, I'm glad his family is a Church-going family...I hope that will give them some solace... "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duddits Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 "Bowling for Columbine" Scarry stuff. Amend the constitution -- get rid of all non-hunting guns and it's a start. Dooby Dooby Doo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowly Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Sad, so terribly sad. Kcbass "Let It Be!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Base Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Bought 'Bowling' at the weekend, America is scary...! THIS happened here in '96, resulting in: "A massive campaign was launched after Dunblane for tighter gun controls. The Snowdrop Campaign was successful in achieving a change in the law in 1997, making it illegal to buy or possess a handgun." Ok, we haven't eradicated gun crime by any means, but I still feel a lot safer!!! Methinks it would be a LOT harder to do this Stateside tho, both actually getting the law changed AND trying to enforce it... Fa Fa FA Fa fa fa fa fa FA fa FA FA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceF Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Very sad. The would be car-jacker is just another asshole with no regard for human life or society at large. These are the times we live in... Lawrence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dahkter Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Hi Drew, My sincere condolences to the family, I read this story on the train today on the way to work, that is super rough... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linwood Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Man, just another reminder of how life can turn on a dime. Thoughts and prayers for his girlfriend and family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Klopmeyer Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Sorry, my bro. Happens way too often. Like, I should be more shocked and outraged, but I'm too desensitized to it. - Jeff Marketing Communications for MI/Pro Audio My solo music and stuff They Stole My Crayon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJDM Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 So sorry to hear it Drew. This is a tragedy that gets played out far too often in the US. DJDM.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phait Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Suddenly the allure of NY is equivalent to a huge amount of fecal matter. My condolences as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Condolences to the family and friends. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackfish Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 very sorry for the loss. seems like every morning there is a murder/shooting in south philly. It all just doesn't make sense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YourMotherShouldKnow Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Terribly sad. And yeah Jeff, it's become so routine that I'm desensitized to it also. Nothing is gonna change until people become outraged enough to change it. I think it'll take a revolution before that happens. Whoever killed this kid should be removed from the world as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Olsson. Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 That's horrible. My condolences to his family & friends. http://www.lexam.net/peter/carnut/man.gif What do we want? Procrastination! When do we want it? Later! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 Drew, I'm terribly sorry to hear about the loss of your family's friend. Such a senseless act of violence. My condolences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanmass Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Condolences Drew... It makes me think of the movie Boyz n da hood....(Ricky) New York loses no luster with me though...This happens all the time everywhere. At least NYC has community and character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisDude Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 That's terrible and entirely senseless. 5'5"? Probably some punk-ass kid trying to be "hard" for his boys. I mean, were inner city kids doing this shit 30 years ago.. or did it take the media to brain-wash them into thinking their highest aim was to be a drug dealing ganster, hence "cool"? When they catch him (or somebody that looks like him), I bet they'll find his dad is already in jail or dead, otherwise he may have knocked some sense into him. One of the things I got from B.F.C. was the idea of the role of the media in America's violence problem. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomix Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 The Bronx Is Like Columbine Multiplied A Thousand Times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alndln Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Originally posted by Phait: Suddenly the allure of NY is equivalent to a huge amount of fecal matter. Or anywhere else that guns exsist which is pretty much anywhere in this country.Until that changes this will unfortunately happen again.Very sad situation that happens too many times and not just here. "A Robot Playing Trumpet Blows" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip OKeefe Posted July 27, 2004 Share Posted July 27, 2004 Can we refrain from the political pro gun / anti-gun commentary - or save it for the political thread where it belongs please? Simple expressions of condolences for Drew's family friend, support for Drew, and / or outrage over the senseless, violent action of an individual would seem to be more appropriate for this thread than politicial commentary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderton Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 How true, Phil. This is a human problem. If the guy had been desperate enough, it would have been a knife, or whatever. The gun was the medium, the message is what concerns me...that some good kid can have his life snuffed out over a car. Craig Anderton Educational site: http://www.craiganderton.org Music: http://www.youtube.com/thecraiganderton Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/craig_anderton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.WOW Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I went to a Taco Bell in Atlanta, the next day on the news, a man robbed that same store and shot the girl behind the counter in the face with a shotgun. He got less than 100 bucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timrocker Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Ouch, ouch, ouch. I can't believe the news today. I'd like to close my eyes and make it go away... My condolences, Drew. A very harsh occurrence, too close to home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtrmac Posted July 29, 2004 Share Posted July 29, 2004 What a tragedy. I can't imagine the suffering of his family at this loss. Mac Bowne G-Clef Acoustics Ltd. Osaka, Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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