Posted on 11/26/2014 7:13:22 PM PST by Impala64ssa
DeAndre Joshua, 20, was found dead inside of a parked car just hours after a wave of violence and destruction washed over the surrounding St. Louis area. His family says they are positive his death is tied to the demonstrations over a grand jury's decision not to indict Michael Brown's killer.
Police are investigating the death of a man found inside of a parked car, a couple blocks from where Missouri teen Michael Brown was killed in August, as a homicide, according to a local report.
The body of 20-year-old DeAndre Joshua, who was identified by his family to USA Today, was found near Ferguson’s Canfield Green Apartments around 9 a.m. Tuesday.
His death followed the first wave of violence and destruction that washed through the St. Louis area over a grand jury's decision not to indict Brown's killer.
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar wouldn't provide the man's cause of death or say whether it's connected to the nearby riots when reached by the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
KTVI reported that the driver's side window was shot out while a nearby resident claims they overheard four people with guns talking about looting and killing someone Monday night.
"I knew it was going to be true," Richard Taylor told the Post Dispatch after hearing word of the young man’s death. "When I got up this morning, I saw this."
Taylor said he called police after hearing the men’s conversation but officers never showed up.
"There was a lot going on last night, but I thought at least someone would show up to arrest these guys," Taylor said.
The young man’s death has been ruled suspicious by police but has yet to be confirmed as tied to the early morning’s violence.
His family, speaking to USA Today, has expressed their conviction that it is.
"Police don't care — he's black," his grandmother Renita Towns said on whether his death will be thoroughly investigated by local authorities.
One relative, standing among sobbing family members, called Joshua "a good kid" who "never had any problems."
"It's like somebody just hit us with a brick," Brian Joshua, 45, told the paper.
Brian Joshua said the 20-year-old had graduated from high school and was working at a Walmart.
A Facebook page appearing to belong to him lists him as having also studied at Southern Illinois University, a claim the university denied Wednesday.
Facebook users, identified on that page as his family, have since expressed their heartbreak over his sudden loss.
"God calls another one of his children home, Deandre Joshua, lord we pray and ask you once again help this family lord," Stephanie Joshua posted on her Facebook wall Tuesday afternoon.
An autopsy on the body is underway, according to The St. Louis County Medical Examiner's office.
A Facebook page appearing to belong to him lists him as having also studied at Southern Illinois University, a claim the university denied Wednesday.
GEE what a surprise THAT is!
Hurray! Another reason to keep stealing and burning chit! I KNEW the Enemy Media would come through for us!
*SPIT*
Two notes from Ferguson:
1) During the looting no work boots were reported stolen…
2) Since Michael Brown died 981 black babies have dies in abortion mills in Missouri and no riots have happened yet.
More Amish violins.
As usual, scores to be settled at the right moments. Insured losses from the arson of failing businesses too.
Studying for robbery and assault vitims is still studying there.
re: “”Police don’t care — he’s black,” his grandmother Renita Towns said on whether his death will be thoroughly investigated by local authorities.”
Ok, I’m confused. I thought the black community in Ferguson wanted the no-good, racist cops out of their city. I thought the cops were just aching for another chance to off an unarmed black kid.
Now, the cops are bad because they won’t THOROUGHLY investigate a crime that took place during rioting by blacks - especially ironic when you consider that the cops were told to stand down and allow the rioting to occur and not interfere with the “protestors” - right?
There’s been speculation that Joshua may have been a GJ witness. This could be a very big deal.
Snitch and die
IF the cops had any sense, they would just back out of that town and let things happen. Screw them. Let them burn their town down and leave it alone like Cherynoble in Russia. Radioactive. They don’t want cops in their town, ok fine they get their wish.
Sound from the “Every Black Life is Precious Crowd”.......*Crickets*
Was he a grand jury witness?
Let’s see if the MSM report and do any followup on this story. He could be an innocent victim of random rioters gunfire, a planned hit by his enemies, a target of opportunity, etc.
This time they will probably be able to retrieve a bullet and start matching it up to those in their database.
Let time takes its course.
Hey you all... he was good buddies with Dorian Johnson (the thug that was Mike Brown) -
was WITH Mike Brown
more than just black on black crime, this kid testified before the grand jury and the bad guys were apparently not “down” with that.
Police don’t care because he’s black. Apparently neither did the shooter. And I’d bet he’s black.
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