Shoot Out City

One man was shot dead and another man wounded after a fight in a Bowery Street club. Witnesses say the altercation was started when Thomas McKinney spilled a drink on a man's gilfriend at Club Mission. They argued and went outside, and when McKinny tried to ran away, he was shot three times. Newsday reports the gunfire also hit a homeless man sitting at the Common Ground Shetler. The NY Times says there have been two other attacks at the club, but the club's owner says it's not clear whether McKinney or the shooter had been in his club since the incident occured outside.

And in the Bronx on Tuesday, gunmen killed three people in an apartment, in what the police believe was an attempt to steal drugs. But while there was drug activity in the building none in that apartment. Surviving the shoot out was one of the 2 year old son (the mother was killed next to him) and an adult who played dead. Two men have been arrested so far.

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By Jen Chung in News on September 22, 2005 7:33 AM

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bob

while the mayor cites his crime stats and while some communities are safer others are in fact less safe than they were 4 years ago. take a look at compstat and how in all but 3 police command boroughs murders are actually up in the last 4 years.

winkie

The reason why no one cares to read about or report about the shootings or deaths of black people is that those incidents are commonplace in urban environments. When young, lily white college girls are harmed, it's an anomaly. It's news.

Funny, another victim of club violence. how come this doesn't happen at say...the Mercury Lounge? Oh, I know. Nevermind. Indie rock doesn't glorify thug behaviour.