8TH GRADER SHOT AT BOSTON BUS STOP
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Posted By: Siebra Muhammad on May 08, 2009 He had been waiting in the rain for about 10 minutes at the Dudley Street bus stop, clutching an umbrella and staring across the street. Around 7:20 a.m. yesterday, the unidentified suspect walked across the street and approached 15-year-old Soheil Turner, who had just walked out of a Roxbury bodega, munching on a snack, according to police. The man and the boy spoke briefly. Turner, an eighth-grader who had been waiting to catch the bus to school, did not appear to be afraid, according to video surveillance viewed by a law enforcement official who requested anonymity. Then the man pulled out a gun and shot Turner twice in the head, police said. The early morning shooting outside Nunez Market, not far from bustling Dudley Square, shattered the sleepy routine of commuters heading to work, shopkeepers opening their stores, and children going to school. In a neighborhood that has experienced considerable violence, the shooter's cold boldness shocked residents and unnerved police. Turner, who went to school at Warren-Prescott K-8 School in Charlestown, died last night at Boston Medical Center after his family had him taken off life support at 8:30, said a family member, Bishop Robert C. Perry of Mount Olive Kingdom Builders Worship Center. "It's repulsive to hear the matter-of-fact method in which this happened," said Police Commissioner Edward F. Davis, who declined to describe details of the attack. "A young man on his way to school having someone just with complete disregard for the safety of anyone viciously attack this victim in full view of the neighborhood and buses passing by. It's just repugnant." Police closed off a long stretch of Dudley Street, from Hampden Street to Mount Pleasant Avenue, as they investigated the scene and scoured footage from surveillance cameras in the area. Officials described the suspect as a black male, approximately 19 years old, 5 foot 9 to 6 foot 1, and thin. He was wearing a black jacket with a black or dark-green hooded sweatshirt and black sunglasses, and he was carrying a colored umbrella. Deputy Superintendent Thomas Lee said it appeared that the attack was not random and that the suspect targeted Turner. The boy's family gathered at his house in the Orchard Gardens Housing Development in Roxbury yesterday while his mother spent the day with him at Boston Medical Center. Mayor Thomas M. Menino visited Turner's home yesterday evening. The boy's father and grandfather are city employees. Turner was described as a quiet, unassuming, sometimes shy boy who loved to play basketball. He had never been in trouble with police, had no gang affiliations, and usually spent his afternoons at the Vine Street Community Center, shooting hoops and playing on computers, said David Hinton, the cluster administrator at Vine Street and Orchard Gardens community centers. Hinton said he learned of the shooting from one of his staff members If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Siebra Muhammad
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