Posted on 07/23/2022 4:44:26 AM PDT by algore
Dion Middleton, 45, was arrested and charged for the murder of Raymond Chaluisant, 18, after the teenager allegedly fired at him from a car on Thursday with an air rifle using Orbeez soft gel balls.
It is the same type of weapon used in the viral 'Orbeez Challenge' videos, The New York Daily News reported, with the challenge depicting unsuspecting strangers being fired at by pranksters.
Police said the shooting took place at around 1:35 a.m. on Thursday, near the intersection of the Cross Bronx Expressway and Morris Avenue
Chaluisant died in a bloodbath after being shot while traveling in the passenger seat of a silver Acura SUV. A bloodied handprint could be seen on its door afterwards, with a large pool of blood also forming right under the door of the vehicle.
The teenager was struck by a bullet in the chin, leaving his remains too disfigured to identify, a grieving relative said.
Middleton is said to have driven on to work immediately afterwards and did not report the shooting to any of his superiors
Middleton was suspended without pay and arraigned on Friday in the Bronx Criminal Court, with bail set at $1 million while Chaluisant's family mourns the teens, saying he was only having fun with friends amid the heatwave.
'They were just having fun,' sister, Jiraida Esquilin, 29, told the NY Daily News. 'I can't believe a corrections officer killed my brother.' Jiraida claims her sibling was playing with a water pistol, but NYPD sources insist it was a banned Orbeez gun
Police said the shooting took place at around 1:35 a.m. on Thursday, near the intersection of the Cross Bronx Expressway and Morris Avenue
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‘They were just having fun,’ sister, Jiraida Esquilin,”
...that’s what Tik Tok is known for! F-U-N!!
Trump tried to ban tiktok. He was right, as usual.
The victim was the man who was shot at, not the animal with the air rifle. Good riddance of bad rubbish.
I expect the charge will be drastically reduced as this case cranks through the system.
My son says it’s very hot in New York. He’s staying indoors with his cat until the weather breaks.
so shooting random people who don’t know if it’s a real shooting or not is a “prank”?
And he was a good boy, dint do nuffin, yadda yadda yadda.
[His mom]....saying he was only having fun with friends amid the heatwave.... at around 1:35 a.m. on Thursday, near the intersection of the Cross Bronx Expressway and Morris Avenue.”
There is a guy on youtube (Active Shooting Protection) that has a REALLY good saying.
1) Don’t hang out with stupid people.
2) Don’t be out at stupid hours.
3) Don’t be at stupid places.
Any one of them is a bad idea. This kid hit the trifecta.
Well - and I guess the rule that is obvious, don’t do stupid stuff like shoot something at another car or person.
Murder.?? Maybe not....
Shooting rubber balls at people who are driving is just harmless fun? What kind of idiot...??
1:35 a.m.
It’s just harmless fun according to the new ghetto thug culture aka American “culture” brought to you by the MSM, MTV, and other assorted idiots who pushed multiculturalism and gangsta (c)rap into every aspect of our lives.
“Shooting rubber balls at people who are driving is just harmless fun? What kind of idiot...??”
THIS is why the Darwin Awards were conceived
People in NYC are pretty on edge these days regarding crime, especially cops about being ambushed. If the correction officer wasn’t hit by the pellet he might not have know what was being shot at him. In any case he should have reported the shooting.
Orbeez are little water filled pellets and burst when hit something The guns I’ve seen are gray and orange unless you paint it up. Not sure if that’s what this guy had or not.
Middleton is said to have driven on to work immediately afterwards and did not report the shooting to any of his superiors
But I understand not wanting to do the paper work and he prob didn’t know he hit him.
Play stupid games win stupid prizes. In this case: death.
I think some of these kids imagine everyone else is an NPC (non-player character) who only exist for their entertainment.
It's all fun and games until someone blows your lungs out chin off.
Wait until those fun loving teens lace those pellets with fentanyl and start shooting moms with strollers and the elderly out for walks.
I believe the ghetto thugs call that ‘polar bear hunting.’
I want to be on the guy's side, but this part leaves me doubting his judgement.
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