Anthony Custard, #70

Anthony Custard, 17
Killed 7/24/07 9:20 pm
1700 block of 69th Av
Gun

Antoine Williams, #69

Antoine Williams, 21
Killed 7/23/07 9:34 pm
1600 block of 90th Av
Gun

Carlos Guzman, #68

Carlos Guzman, 38
Killed 7/23/07 12:30 pm
51st Av & International Blvd
Gun

Kikhiesha Brooks, #67

Kikhiesha Brooks, 21
Killed 7/22/07 1 pm
Martin Luther King & 59th St
Gun

Gabriel Moncada, #66

Gabriel Moncada, 19
Killed 7/17/07 11:10 pm
1000 block of 102nd Av
Gun

Melanie Blount, #65

Melanie Blount, 40
Killed 7/16/07 12:36 am
2300 block of 73rd Av
Gun

Shante Johnson, #64

Shante Johnson, 37
Killed 7/13/07 3 am
8400 block of Olive St
Gun

Brian Young, #63

Brian Young, 39
Killed 7/12/07 10:15 pm
2200 block of East 19th St
Gun

Michael J. Wills Jr., #62

Michael J. Wills Jr., 36
Killed 7/12/07 3:05 pm
6200 block of San Pablo Av
Gun

Charles Franklin, #61

Charles Franklin, 58
Killed 7/11/07 5 pm
2100 block of West St
Gun

Mary Barma, #60

Mary Barma, 48
Killed 7/11/07 12:05 pm
641 West Grand Av
Stabbing

Aisha Hendricks, #59

Aisha Hendricks, 35
Killed 7/8/07 9:22 pm
2300 block of 92nd Av
Stabbing

Odell Roberson, #58

Odell Roberson, 31
Killed 7/8/07 12:08 am
1000 block of 60th St
Gun

Melvin Hughes, #57

Melvin Hughes, 23
Killed 6/30/07 10:45 pm
4800 block of Fairfax Av
Gun

Samuel N. Walker, #56

Samuel N. Walker, 20
Killed 6/30/07 2:59pm
Fairfax & Frances St
Gun

Kenneth Facen, #55

Kenneth Facen, 22
Killed 6/30/07 2:55 pm
2700 block of 77th Av
Gun



"What's going on here?"
Well, isn't that just what we all want to know? In this case, the question was uttered by an OPD officer with an assault rifle. I had just arrived at this site, chatting with a couple guys on the corner, when about 6 police cruisers pulled up and a swarm of officers got out with shotguns drawn. Apparently, they had received a report of an individual with a gun. "Please stand to the side and don't move". I was happy to oblige, especially since they decided to handcuff the other two guys I was talking with and place them in the patrol cars "for their safety". A group of women then approached & started talking about the situation: "We are just trying to mourn our loved one. That's not a crime!" We started talking and they were quite appreciative when I pointed out the obvious difference in treatment I recieved from the officers as a white man. After getting some good pix of OPD's weapons arsenal, I decided to move on to the next homicide location. No rest for the weary, indeed...