Child Trying To Catch Bug In Jar Dies In Gunfire

[The Straight Story]

Child Trying To Catch Bug In Jar Dies In Gunfire

POSTED: 10:22 am EDT October 14, 2005

ST. LOUIS -- An 8-year-old boy who stepped outside to try to catch an insect in a jar was killed in a hail of gunfire, and his adult cousin was wounded.

It was not immediately clear whether Craig Collins Jr. and his 25-year-old cousin Freddie Pitts were the targets of the shooting or were caught in crossfire. Police said they believe there was more than one gunman.

Investigators said they did not know the motive for the shooting Wednesday. But relatives said they believed the shooting was retaliation for their efforts to report drug dealers in the neighborhood.

The cousins were hit just after leaving their grandmother's house in hopes of catching a praying mantis, family members said. Pitts was shot in the mouth, they said.

http://www.local6.com/news/5098740/detail.html

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Damn shame this shit goes on here, what the hell is wrong with people?

[TomInTib]

1. When I read the headline I assumed it was from Iraq

Poor kids- literally and figuratively

[bluestateguy]

2. These killers should be disposed of

n/t

[BamaLefty]

5. Amen

Sorry bastards. :grr:

[Scout]

3. if the victims had had a gun, they could have saved themselves!

NOT!

(didn't want to wait for someone to post that as a serious post...)

[JI7]

4. this is just so sad and unfair