Posted on 07/06/2016 10:30:28 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
Travon Clemmons of northwest suburban Hanover Park.
“We heard fireworks and between the fireworks, it was like, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop,” he said. “It was different from the fireworks.”
(Excerpt) Read more at homicides.suntimes.com ...
And he said, "Son, this world is rough And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough And I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya along So I give ya that name and I said goodbye I knew you'd have to get tough or die And it's the name that helped to make you strong"
"Chicongo"
He shall be Travon!
Johnny Cash Ping!
Should we page al sharpton to burn down chicago?
“Shitcago”!
The area of his home of record (DeForest Lane in Hanover Park), is known for the sound of gunfire on warm nights.
The now large hill in the neighborhood, had a ‘rat wall’, when it was a landfill!
"...Harris, who has six kids, said he has lived in the area his entire life.
“This sh** is always going on around here,” he said...."
Burn down Chicago? that would be an improvement.
CC
who the hell is Travon Clemmins
I live less than 2 miles from there.
L
Old man Clemmons boy
"...Christine Little said her grandson was a quiet young man who often spent his time at home reading or watching Christian television with her. ...
Rayvon Little, who attended a local alternative high school, enjoyed riding his bicycle through the neighborhood and playing basketball and football at local parks, his grandmother said.
At home, Rayvon Little would “read for hours” and wanted to become a teacher, his grandmother said.
Not the stereotypical excuse making from the usual suspects. This person was a good person from a good family. That makes me mourn him.
Its a jungle out there. Bullets and murders and gangs oh my.
OH YES!
“Like a soldier”
There were nights I don’t remember
And there’s pain that I’ve forgotten
Other things I choose not to recall
There are faces that come to me
In my darkest secret memory
Faces that I wish would not come back at all
LOL!
Prayers to his family and friends. These poor families are in hell. Watching the family of the murdered CD salesman this morning was awful.
Some call it Chiraq?
Might depend on the day's headlines?
Used to work at the University of Chicago SE side., in cold weather it was thought safe to shortcut through the ruins.Carpool only, never alone!
Not much left to burn.
You missed the “alternative high school” reference. That usually implies the kid has a serious criminal or disciplinary record.
CC
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