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HATE, VIOLENCE, AND DEATH ON MAIN STREET USA2008March 29: The violent streak occurring in Richmond, CA is continuing at full force, with two morerobberies <strong>and</strong> shootings of homeless men. One homeless man was robbed of $100 <strong>and</strong> a case ofbeer at 1:20 a.m. on March 29 th by two men. The two men then shot him twice in the back; policereported that the 35 year-old man’s injuries were not life threatening. The second victim, OscarAlej<strong>and</strong>re, 42, was shot at 6 a.m. on Saturday <strong>and</strong> died shortly after. Witnesses report that he wasrobbed before two attackers shot him. Police were unsure if the two shootings <strong>and</strong> robberies wererelated; no arrests were made in either case.APRILTucson, ArizonaHomeless Man Beaten to <strong>Death</strong> Under OverpassApril 13: In April, Steven Paul Gedatus, 62, was beaten to death by two men while he was sittingunderneath a highway overpass in April. Scott Allen King,18, was convicted of negligent homicideon July 24, 2009, <strong>and</strong> is facing 4-8 years in prison. Adam Scott King, 29, faces trial in August <strong>and</strong>may receive 10-22 years in prison. An autopsy report found that Gedatus died from blunt forcetrauma <strong>and</strong> had sustained multiple injuries including five broken ribs <strong>and</strong> a ruptured spleen duringthe attack. Adam King was convicted of murder <strong>and</strong> is now serving time.New York, New YorkThree Men Charged in <strong>Death</strong> of Homeless ManApril 25: Shamod Murray, 33, a homeless man living in New York City, was found dead in thehallway of a Harlem apartment complex. Three tenants, Dean Fuller, 45, Stephan Fuller, 37, <strong>and</strong>Roger McFarl<strong>and</strong>, 41, have been charged with the crime. Murray was found by the three menurinating in the hallway of the apartment building, <strong>and</strong> all three men claim that they were just tryingto convince Murray to clean up the mess. Dean Fuller reports that Murray “blew a gasket <strong>and</strong>attacked us.” Dean <strong>and</strong> Stephan tied Murray up with a rope <strong>and</strong> called the police, but when theyarrived he was already dead. A city official said that the medical examiner’s report, as to the causeof death, is still being investigated. A relative of Murray’s, Monique Murray-Harrington, claimsthat the men strangled her cousin <strong>and</strong> wants “these men to pay for what they did to my cousin. Hedid not deserve to leave us like that.”Glen Burnie, Maryl<strong>and</strong>16 Year-old Boy Beats Homeless Man to <strong>Death</strong> with Baseball BatApril 29: Brian Michael Myers, 49, was beaten to death with an aluminum baseball bat by ateenager, Christian John Schellenschlager Jr, 16. In a Capital Online report, police state that after abrief argument, Mr. Schellenschlager went <strong>and</strong> got the bat, moved toward Mr. Myers from behind,<strong>and</strong> struck him in the head. Mr. Myers was taken to a Baltimore hospital <strong>and</strong> passed away on May14. Mr. Schellenschlager was initially charged with premeditated first-degree murder, but those63
HATE, VIOLENCE, AND DEATH ON MAIN STREET USA2008charges were downgraded to second-degree murder after a gr<strong>and</strong> jury declined to indict him. Mr.Schellenschlager will be tried as a Juvenile, where he is pleading self defense.MAYWest Palm Beach, FloridaTwo homeless men killed in two separate incidences in one weekMay 17: In West Palm Beach, Florida, there have been two different homeless men slain during thecourse of a week. One man, Rol<strong>and</strong>o Longoria, 27, was riding his bicycle in a shopping plaza <strong>and</strong>was shot <strong>and</strong> killed in a drive-by shooting; eye witnesses report the shooter being male driving ablack car. Police say that Longoria had a confrontation with the driver behind the Starfish GameRoom located in the West Palm Plaza. Sheriff spokeswoman Teri Barbara said detectives believethere were witnesses in the area.Prior to the shooting, the Medical Examiner’s Office performed an autopsy on a homeless man; thereport ruled the cause of death “homicide” due to a fatal gunshot wound. The victim, David Rol<strong>and</strong>Ulmer, 41, was found by a woman at about 10:50 am. It is believed that the two incidents may berelated.Isla Vista, CaliforniaHomeless Man Severely BeatenMay 31: 53 year-old Gregory Ghan was found to be severely beaten in front of the Isla VistaNeighborhood Clinic, a facility that treats uninsured <strong>and</strong> underprivileged people. “Someonerepeatedly said, ‘Why do you gotta kick somebody while they’re sleeping?’ A witness, known asShadow, reported hearing a different male then said, “You want to fucking die?” Shadow claims tohave heard a bottle breaking <strong>and</strong> saw a young man hopping around like a boxer <strong>and</strong> running off.Sometime afterward, a group of five people ran past the clinic entrance, <strong>and</strong> one reportedly said,‘You’re messing with our frat brother.’” Ghan was transported to the hospital, but died shortlythereafter.JUNEJacksonville, North CarolinaHomeless Man Endures Multiple Attacks; the Last is FatalJune 23: Mike Kozak, 41, was found June 23 rd in the woods behind Piney Green Shopping Centerin Jacksonville North Carolina, state medical examiner Dr. Cynthia Gardner reports that he died of“multiple blunt <strong>and</strong> sharp force trauma injuries to the head <strong>and</strong> torso.” After further investigation, ithas become know that Kozak’s stomach was cut open with a beer bottle <strong>and</strong> his “guts were rippedout”. His attackers, Jason Allen Blackmon, 21, Jay Oldaker, 28, <strong>and</strong> Dustin Newcome, 23, were64
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