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Wednesday, June 08, 2016

Gunfire erupts among family at funeral repast for homicide victim in West Baltimore church, police say

A funeral repast for Antonio Addison, a 22-year-old man gunned down in West Baltimore last month, turned violent on Tuesday afternoon when Addison's brother allegedly pulled out a gun and shot their father, according to Baltimore Police.

The 47-year-old father suffered non-fatal injuries to the abdomen, and the 26-year-old son was taken into custody, police said.

A preliminary investigation suggested the father and son had gotten into an argument about the content of an obituary that had been written for Addison, police said. The shooting occurred in a vestibule area inside the New Song Worship & Arts Center, located in the 1600 block of N. Calhoun Street in the city's Sandtown-Winchester neighborhood, police said.

"I really can't even describe how unnecessary and senseless this situation is," said T.J. Smith, a police spokesman.

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9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thugs burying thugs shooting thugs...In Baltimore no big surprise

Anonymous said...

Cops should have not intervened.

Anonymous said...

957 do you have the same sentiment when white men flip out and kill their family?

Anonymous said...

Let me guess. Another case of black on black crime. (Seeing as how no one mentioned that they were white.)

Anonymous said...

Yes I sure do! If you are a thug, then you are a thug no matter what color your skin! Just saying!

Anonymous said...

More guns is the answer.

Anonymous said...

Life in the hood.

Anonymous said...

The obituary only gives the birth and death dates and the funeral arrangements. It doesn't sound like something to die over. I'm thinking that there were other issues with son #2.

Anonymous said...

good grief