Posted on 05/12/2025 9:56:09 AM PDT by V_TWIN
members at a funeral in Connecticut spiraled into a melee in which one man was stabbed and a woman grazed by gunfire, police said.
Witnesses and police described a chaotic scene as people threw punches and gunshots rang out as people screamed and the crowd of about 150 mourners poured out of Gospel Lighthouse Apostolic Church, north of downtown Hartford. Police said there was shooting both inside and outside the church.
“You can imagine what 150 people scrambling out of the church looked like,” said police Lt. Aaron Boisvert, who said bullets damaged the interior. No arrests were announced.
Police recovered two guns but investigators had not yet determined if they were fired. The two wounded people had injuries that weren't life-threatening and were taken in private vehicles to a local hospital.
The funeral was for 89-year-old Ida Hawkins-Green, who had nine kids of her own and one stepchild, as well more than 100 grandchildren and great-grandchildren, according to her obituary. She died last month.
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People get weird when a family member dies and their crap is up for grabs......but in this case I suspect it was more about the lack of impulse control in a certain ethnicity.
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Do I need to look?
We will now read from Matthew, Mark, Luke, and…DUCK!
Its not what Ida wanted for her funeral.
Not shown on the site, but it was the usual suspects.
They were dying to get in?
Google "Ida Hawkins-Green obituary" and get your answer.
Yogi?...................
Quick guide to Hartford, CT.
North = black
South = hispanic (mostly Puerto Rican)
You can find white people scurrying in and out of the downtown district during daylight business hours.
Lol.
When I read the headline I figured it was in Bridgeport. But the north end of Hartford can be tough as well.
I used to have to drive through that area to get to visit my wife at St Francis hospital. The doors were locked, and I looked forward and made no eye contact. Just as if I were crossing the Savannah and was looking out for wild beasts.
Cut out the middleman.
Seriously, what’s the deal with all the gap-in-the-teeth thing?
More gun rights infringing would surely stop that.
There are good God-fearing people that when they die, the funeral often brings a lot of people. Some are relation, some are friends. Of them there are often some very rebellious souls.
Wow. Sounds like a Texas wedding.
“You can find white people scurrying in and out of the downtown district during daylight business hours”
An unintended benifit of pretty much every town in America having an MLK Blvd. is White people know that’s an area to stear clear of. 😏
No doubt who!
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