Man who fled Katrina shot dead in Tenn.

ap on Yahoo ^ | 9/23/05 | Bill Poovey - ap

[miss marmelstein]

Awful, awful. He apparently had an appointment in Samarra.

[twigs]

I don't want to draw conclusions from the scanty facts given here. Maybe he did use poor judgment. But he didn't deserve to be murdered. What a tragedy.

[uncitizen]

Investigators found five handgun shell casings with Airline's body, less than a mile from a Red Cross shelter where he had stayed.

They give no indication in the article, but would i be going out on a limb in speculating that another Katrina refugee did it?

[Palladin]

That's cold...the way they notified his mom. These people are suffering indignity after indignity.

May God provide condolence for this mother, and a better life for all those who have escaped bad situations in New Orleans.

[Exit148]

"I said I was his mother and I asked, 'What did he do?'

Interesting comment from the mother. This guy doesn't sound as tho he had a chance, being born to a 17 year old mother.

Where to start to end this ---------

[Cobra64]

the Salvation Army is a far better charity for contributions

Man, you got that right! The Red Cross doesn't get a dime of my money after the 911 fiasco.

I'm with both you guys. A FReeper posted a note comparing the pay of the CEOs of both organizations. Striking difference!

[WasDougsLamb]

Her son had left a Chattanooga nightclub with at least two men and a woman hours before his body was spotted early Saturday on a weedy roadside in south Chattanooga, Freeman said.

Great way to be spending OUR donations. They NEED to QUIT giving them cash and just give food,water,shelter and BUY the other neccesities and give them to them. QUIT GIVING THEM OUR MONEY TO BLOW IN BARS OR WE MIGHT STOP DONATING !

[Hand em their arse]

"...Get a few bucks and head for the booze joints..." why would you say that????

[uncbob]

This guy doesn't sound as tho he had a chance, being born to a 17 year old mother.

Probably like the majority of black males in NO