18 November 2010

In other "affordable housing" news

While detectives have not established what motivated the teen’s slaying, tenants of the complex said local youth, calling themselves the “Goons,” have been locked in a battle with gangsters from the Lawrence Heights “Jungle” to the south-west.

One resident said the boy’s name was Troy, and that he had moved there with his family after being displaced from Regent Park by construction last year.
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UPDATE: Shooting victim identified

And the media has their angle...
targeting christians?
Tyrone Bracken was a boy who always helped carry his neighbours' groceries and occasionally took time to read the bible.

Bracken, 16, was found shot to death around 4 p.m. Wednesday in a Toronto Community Housing Corp. lowrise at 135 Neptune Dr.

"I gave him a bible earlier this year," said Andy Osazuwa. "When I see them outside, I preach to them. They'd be playing sports and he was the only one who actually responded to me and said, 'Can you give me a bible?'"
Hmmm... the bible. Not a single mention of that "known to police" thing they had on the 6 o'clock news.

Maybe... just to be thorough... we should ask people who actually knew this kid?
"Students who knew Bracken were tight-lipped about why they thought he was targeted."
Curiouser & curiouser.

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RELATED: One for the good guys
Police have charged a Markham man with first degree murder after a fatal shooting in the summer of 2004. Gaurav Bazaz, 31, died on June 19, 2004, after suffering a gunshot wound. His body was located at 2610 Weston Rd.

Vinjay Singh, 30, was arrested on October 6, 2010. He is charged with first degree murder.