Morris McCall, #10

Morris McCall, 23
Killed 1/30/07 9:25 pm
2700 block of 35th Ave
Gun

Myisha Graves, #9

Myisha Graves, 28
Killed 1/25/07
9800 block of Stanley Ave
Assault

Timothy Wheeler, #8

Timothy Wheeler, 31
Killed 1/24/07 10:25 am
3400 block of Adeline St
Gun

Demetrio "Jim" Baltazar, #7

Demetrio "Jim" Baltazar, 59
Shot 1/21/07 2:20 pm (died 1/24/07)
1100 block of 21st St
Gun

Jerry Lee Fairley, #6

Jerry Lee Fairley, 48
Killed 1/19/07 9:00 pm
7900 block of MacArthur Blvd
Gun



"I stay in the house"
Once again, nothing found at the site of the sixth homicide. I asked a middle-aged woman who was waiting for the bus if she knew of a memorial, but she wasn't even aware of the murder, despite living on that block. "I just stay in the house, baby" she replied sweetly.

Yellow Tape & Holy Ground

Its looking like yellow caution tape is becoming a theme in these photos.
I've been struggling with the ultimate purpose of this blog. I don't want it to be another hand-wringing commentary on the insanity of Oakland's homicides. I was hoping to post these photos without any commentary, an attempt at artistic objectivity (probably an oxymoron). But when visiting each of the first five homicide sites, whether a piece of dirt or sidewalk concrete, I've felt a sense that I'm on holy ground, a sacred place where life passed into death. I don't think photos can express that, ergo this post.

Wendell Grace, #5

Wendell Grace, 30
Killed 1/17/07 2:30 am
5400 block of Fairfax Ave
Gun

Tammy Lynn Anderson, #4

Tammy Lynn Anderson, 44
Killed 1/10/07
5800 block of International Blvd
Assault

Samuel Navarro, #3

Samuel Navarro, 33
Killed 1/8/07 7:35 pm
Pearl St. between Harrison & Fairmount
Gun

Ernest C. Johnson, #2

Ernest C. Johnson, 41
Killed 1/7/07 8:45 pm
6100 block of Baker St
Gun

Verdair Laroy Mosley, #1

Verdair Laroy Mosley, 24
Killed 1/3/07 11:30 pm
900 block of 89th Ave
Gun



Nothing there...
Went to the site of the first homicide, but found nothing but a wad of Police tape.