Posted on 11/24/2020 8:42:07 AM PST by UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide
Thomas Nagdy, Black man, protest leader, killed by a carjacker on the way to a protest. Not killed by police, therefore just a local story, just one of a record number of Louisville murders, doesn't matter.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Family members of 21-year-old community activist Travis Nagdy said he was shot and killed early Monday morning.
According to the Louisville Metro Police Department, the shooting happened just after midnight in the 2100 block of Crittenden Drive near the University of Louisville's campus.
The Jefferson County Coroner's Office said Nagdy died of multiple gunshot wounds.
Nagdy's mother, Christina Muimneach, confirmed her son's death on Facebook claiming he was shot and killed during a carjacking incident.
Several members of the community who have been involved in protests and the push for justice in the Breonna Taylor case said Nagdy was a leader for protesters and the movement in Louisville.
"This was a young man that transformed other people," community activist Antonio "T-Made" Taylor said. "He was so loving. He inspired people. He really cared for people.”
Activist groups in Louisville like the Independent Community Action Network (ICAN) met virtually Monday to discuss with other leaders the impact of the situation.
Those community leaders recognized the leadership displayed by Nagdy in demonstrations.
"He was committed to justice for all," ICAN Secretary Erica Bowman said. "He worked very hard as a young soul to share his vision, share his light to others. Anyone he came into contact with it was equality for all."
Those fighting for change in the community said the tragic death highlights the need for more resources and leaders on the ground in Louisville. They said there's a need for more people every day working to establish relationships with young people in impoverished communities to help end gun violence.
"We can't keep killing each other," ICAN President Tonya Trumbo said. "We can't keep passing the blame. We have to stand and fight these generational curses and everything else that's going on in our society."
Several prominent activists and community leaders have took to social media to pay tribute to Nagdy's efforts in the protests and demonstrations.
Some of the people who knew Nagdy recall just a week ago when he was working to lead a group that would push to end gun violence in Louisville.
"The same things he was fighting for in the community, now tragically his life was lost because of the senseless violence that happened last night,” activist Dennisha Rivers said.
The increased gun violence in the city was an important issue to Nagdy, those close to him say.
Many hope that his leadership and passion will help inspire others to continue the fight for change.
“He will be a beacon of hope that we will start to address the violence in the way that we need to," Taylor said.
A few hundred people gathered for a vigil honoring Nagdy Monday evening at Jefferson Square Park, where he spent much of his time. Candles were lit and chants to bring his killer to justice rang out.
Many of those gathered at the vigil held signs and flags in honor of Nagdy and the Black Lives Matter movement. The vigil was followed by a march through downtown Louisville.
LMPD has not identified any suspects at this time. If you have any information, call the anonymous tip line at 574-LMPD (5673).
Gun violence isn’t the problem. People who think they’re entitled to take other people’s property is the problem.
One less ghetto rat for the next looting riot.
OMGosh! Now the police are hijacking cars.
I am sorry for his death, this is a total waste of the life of a young American.
As far as I can see he was a non violent protester who was speaking up for something he believed in and I support that.
I do not support those who use these protests to attempt to violently destroy our nation, but that was not him.
Now to his killers. I have no doubt that they were young males, people of color, who shot him intentionally, without any hesitation, and without any concern or thought for the value of his life, and did so in cold blood.
The FBI statistics support this belief with 22 years of collected data about who exactly is killing the black males in our country.
The cops kill very few black men or boys in our nation.
Other blacks kill the overwhelming vast majority of black men and boys in our nation each and every year.
If as BLM claims, “Black Lives Matter,” should not the murders of the “overwhelming majority” of young black males demand their focus and priority in our nation?
This is the question, based absolutely on provable facts, that makes BLM a hypocritical joke to most Americans.
This is the provable truth but it does not fit the agenda for those who want gain monetarily or to destroy our nation with their protests and riots.
I guess the only black lives that matter to black people, as a whole, are those few who die while dealing with law enforcement every year.
“So who was doing the car jacking? Interesting how there is no reporting on or comments from the police.”
He was ——ing off in the car and was caught up in a drive by.
“I’m an ex-foster kid, I’m a felon and I don’t have my GED,” Nagdy said. “I spent three years or four years, not consecutively, incarcerated.”
Interesting how many anti-police “protesters” turn out to be convicted felons. Can’t imagine why they want to defund the police.
Amazing, he was driving to a protest and he was killed by a carjacker? I’m wondering if someone called a social worker or the police for the crime?
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