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For Discussion: Don’t Let Hadiya Pendleton’s Death Be In Vain, How Do We Stop Chicago Violence Now?

Something good HAS to come from such a horrific tragedy . Reward For Info About Hadiya Pendleton’s Shooting Death Raised To $40,000 Via Chicago-Tribune As community members marched in memory of Hadiya Pendleton today, officials announced the reward for information in the slaying of the King College Prep sophomore has been increased to $40,000. Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy and other police officials announced the increased reward in advance of an anti-violence march in her honor that left from her high school, 4445 S. Drexel Blvd. Hadiya had just finished her final exams at King College Prep, and was hanging out with friends from the school’s volleyball team when she was gunned down Tuesday in Harsh Park, in the 4400 block of South Oakenwald Avenue. Thursday afternoon, police announced the reward for information leading to an arrest in the shooting had increased to $24,000, up from $11,000 announced Wednesday. By Friday night the reward was up to $40,000. Dozens of adults and children marched this afternoon from King Prep High School to Harsh Park, the scene of the shooting. They were escorted by at least six police vehicles as the crowd chanted, urging anyone with information about Pendleton’s slaying to come forward. “If you know who did this, turn them in!” shouted Melvin, a man who led the march but did not want to provide his last name out of fear of retaliation. “If you don’t support this, next it might be you!” Many people who knew Hadiya have told stories of her kindness and strength, none more telling than this one… Raven Barnes, 18, a King College Prep senior who was friends with Hadiya, said she “always had a smile on her face.” “I never thought it would happen to Hadiya because she’s one of the nicest people,” Barnes said. “She didn’t deserve it.” Hadiya recently broke up an “altercation” between Barnes and another girl, Barnes recalled. She said Hadiya convinced her to avoid the conflict and swear off fighting with other girls for good. “She just was a person who hated violence,” Barnes said. “She didn’t want any violence … ever. It’s just so sad that violence took her life.” Our hearts still hurt for Hadiya, her family, and the entire Chicago community that deals with these kinds of losses on a daily basis. What can we do to help ensure that our children are safe from this kind of egregious violence. Image via

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Rick Ross Shooting: 18 Bullets Found at Scene, Rapper "Layin’ Back" at Home

Police say they’ve recovered 18 shells from the scene of the apparent drive-by Rick Ross shooting attempt in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., early Monday. Officials won’t say whether or not Ross, 37, also fired a weapon before or while he crashed in an attempt to evade the bullets fired during the drive-by . While Ross has not made a public statement about the shooting, Pusha T has confirmed that the Miami rapper is doing well and “layin’ back” at home. Good to know. Ross has apparently kept a low profile in the days following the incident, and is supposedly being protected with 24-hour security. A few more details have emerged from the crime scene, including audio of the first 911 call , in which a woman got scared and hung up (with good reason). Clearly, someone fired a lot of bullets Monday morning, but some people on Twitter are skeptical of Ross’ role and whether he was really in danger. In particular, 50 Cent has openly mocked rival Ross, Tweeting, “hahaha fat boy hit the building? lol it looks staged to me. No hole’s in da car.” Ross was unhurt and his Rolls-Royce was undamaged by bullets, at least according to photos, prompting Fiddy to suggest that he staged it. “hahaha that boy was spooked. I ride like OBAMA level 6 built proof, bomb proof, you already know. Nah they shot in the air then he drove into a building.” “Man they miss the whole f–king car were they do that at ? ok it was just firecrackers but who ever lit them in trouble cause the man damn near had a heart attack!” What do you think? Was the shooting staged?   Maybe. No holes in the car. Or Rick. No! How can you even suggest that. View Poll »

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Breaking News! Witnesses Claim That Ricky Rozay’s Rolls Royce Crashed Into Apartment Building After Thugs Shot It Up!

Bad day for the birthday boy… Rick Ross’ Rolls Royce Crashes Into Apartment After Being Shot At Via Miami Herald A Rolls-Royce crashed into a building on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale early Monday. Police are on the scene of the accident, which also reportedly involved a shooting. WSVN-Channel 7 is reporting that shots were fired at the Rolls in which a “famous rapper” was riding before the car went into the building. Police are on the street marking bullet shells in the 1500 block of Las Olas. The road is shut down to traffic. At around 5 a.m., several people in the neighborhood overheard shots fired, said Fort Lauderdale Detective DeAnna Garcia. Witnesses at the nearby Floridian diner said that South Florida rapper Rick Ross was in the car. No one was injured, she said. Police declined to say who was in the car. The rapper, according to reports, talked to investigators at the diner. We’ve had plenty of differences with the Bawse in the past, but hopefully no one is injured and everyone is safe. We’ll have more details as they emerge.

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50 Cent Confirms He Tried Warning Chelsea Handler About Ci-Error’s Clinger Status, Talks About Chopping Chelsea Down And Being In Love! [Audio]

Curtis knows how to give a good interview. 50 visited Howard Stern to promote his new Formula 50 book and Howard asks the rap mogul about the role Ciara played in his breakup with Chelsea , interracial dating, sharing groupies amongst his entourage, and why he got shot. 50 also talks about working with Michael Jackson and why he hates The Game. Sounds like 50 is definitely trying to pin his shooting on Ja Rule and that street cred is the only thing keeping him from admitting he was in love with Chelsea Handler. Either that or he just knows how to evade a question in a way that keeps people talking about him! WENN

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New Video: Kat Graham “Wanna Say”

We’re very proud to see Kat Graham doing her thing. Check out her latest video “Wanna Say” below: What did you think?

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Breaking News! ANOTHER School Shooting Has Taken Place! This Time At Lone Star College In Houston, 3 Confirmed Injuries Reported!

When is this foolishness going to end??? Lone Star College In Houston Terrorized In School Shooting Via FoxNews Lone Star College, located in north Houston, was put on lockdown Tuesday after reports of several people being shot and injured on campus, MyFoxHouston.com reported. A federal law enforcement official told Fox News that one person is in custody and it is unclear if another suspect is on the run. Police are, however, searching the nearby countryside for a second shooter. Three victims were transported from the scene to area hospitals. Moments after the shooting, students could be seen being led out of the sprawling campus with their hands on their heads. Police SWAT teams were searching the campus. Details of the events leading to the shooting is unclear, but reports indicate that the incident stemmed from an earlier argument near the school’s library. An emergency alert was sent to students advising them and faculty to take immediate shelter and not to enter the campus until notified further. Other local school were also placed on lock down. The community college is a two-year school with about 28,000 students. The school is located just outside the George H.W. Bush International Airport. Thoughts and prayers are with the victims and the community. Check in with Bossip as more details on this tragedy emerge. Image via LoneStarCollege

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Breaking News! ANOTHER School Shooting Has Taken Place! This Time At Lone Star College In Houston, 3 Confirmed Injuries Reported!

K-Mart Shopper Shot And Ran Over By Goon In Parking Lot [Video]

A man was shot several times by several people driving at a K-Mart parking lot on Carlisle Boulevard on Sunday evening. A friend of the victim, Anthony Daly, was inside the store when the shooting took place. “The store employees came in, and were like, ‘There were gun shots. There were gun shots,’ and I ran out and saw him lying there on the street with bullet holes in his arm, his leg,” said Daly. According to the Albuquerque Police Department, the victim was shoplifting at the store and allegedly pulled a knife on a security employee. “As the shoplifter was running away, subjects in a white Cadillac crashed into him. Then, they fired two shots at the offender, hitting him two times,” said Officer Robert Gibbs, of the Albuquerque Police Department. Police believe the suspects in the vehicle got into an altercation with the man earlier. However, Daly said the incident “was gang-related. It was obviously gang-related.” The man is in stable condition at a hospital, police said. According to authorities, the shooters drove off southwest on Carlisle Boulevard, and remain on the loose. “It’s insane how people will come out and shoot out for a little argument,” said Daly. youtube 7abc

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Preciousness: Nick Cannon Shares Some Christmas Family Flicks With Mariah And Dem Babies

Nick Cannon And Mariah Carey Celebrate Holidays In Aspen With Twins Monroe & Moroccan The holidays are all about family time and Nick Cannon was kind enough to share his family with all his friends and followers on Twitter and Instagram. Let’s get a look at all the preciousness “Dem Babies” brought this Christmas: Hit the flip for more shots

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Why Aren’t Black Folks Mad At This?: Chicago Teen Rapper Killed For Wearing “Lil Jojo Sweater!” [Video]

Remember, earlier this year “Lil Jojo” was killed in Chicago supposedly by “Lil Reese & Chief Keef’s Crew.” Well, things are still hot in the Chi…obviously by the death of one of Jojo’s friends, JayLoud, being killed for representing him. DNA Info Reports : A teen who was friends with slain Englewood rapper Joseph “Lil JoJo” Coleman was shot dead on Christmas Day while wearing a hooded sweatshirt honoring the deceased emcee, his family said Wednesday. Joshua Davis, 18, of the 7200 block of South Bell Avenue, was shot several times after getting into a fight with a group of men in West Englewood, said Officer Jose Estrada, a police spokesman. No one was in custody as of Wednesday morning in the shooting, which occurred shortly after 11:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of West 69th Street, police said. Neighbor Sam Agnew, 83, said he was in bed when he heard four or five shots. He looked out his front door, saw a man lying in the street directly in front of his house and called police, Agnew said. According to a law enforcement source, Davis had argued with the men on a bus. After he got off, they chased after him and one of the men unleashed several shots. “He was killed because he was wearing a hoodie and getting off the bus,” said the victim’s sister Selina Davis, 24. “He was a great boy. He was only a baby.” Police said it was not clear what article of clothing Davis was wearing at the time of the shooting or what the argument with the men on the bus was about. Selina Davis said her brother, whose rap name was JayLoud, was wearing a “JoJo” hoodie to honor his best friend, who was killed in September. Coleman, also 18, reportedly was feuding with rapper Chief Keef before his death, but it was not clear if Davis’ death was related. Joshua Davis was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition and died there early Wednesday morning, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. Johnathan Moody, a cousin of the victim, said he and other friends had warned Davis about wearing the “JoJo” sweatshirt around the neighborhood. “We would tell him, ‘That ain’t good to wear that hoodie.’ But that was his best friend,” Moody said. Moody and other family members said they heard about their loved one’s death from friends and Facebook posts. “I guess the guys he got into it with, they were with another clique,” said Moody, 18. “It’s dumb. To kill someone over a hoodie?” Moody said. “It’s pointless, man. All this murder is pointless.” On a JayLoud video posted on YouTube, the victim raps in one song that “We know them and they know us, let’s get it. Smoke ‘em like some dope when we roll up.” On Dec. 17, a tweet from Davis’ Twitter handle @JayLoud93 stated “I wear my #JOJOWORLD hoodie everywhere f— ah opp.” “Opp” is slang for opponents, rival gangs. On his Twitter account, @JayLoud93 also includes hashtag notations #069 and #BrickSquad, which police say are references to the Brick Squad faction of Gangster Disciples. Police said Coleman was affiliated with the Brick Squad faction, but it was not clear if Davis was connected to the gang. Where are all the black activist at? Why are people not angry at another black kid being killed, daily, but we will act a fool if a half hispanic man kills a black kid out of the blue? This black on black crime is not out of the blue, it’s common! What are we gonna do about it? Go Here For More Of The Story On Hip Hop Wired! youtube

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**Update** Sandy Massacre Shooters Brother Ryan Lanza Finally Speaks Out…Claims He’s A ‘Victim’?!?!

‘Just let my brother rest in peace’??? The brother who was originally identified as the shooter during the horrific massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary is finally speaking out, and he’s asking us all to leave his little brother alone. Via the NY Post : Newtown killer Adam Lanza, who shot dead his mother, six other adults and 20 children, is badly missed by his brother. “I am a victim,” Ryan Lanza, 24, told The Post yesterday in a Facebook chat. “I loss [sic] my mom and brother.” In a Facebook photo tribute, Ryan Lanza shared a smiling image of his younger brother, Adam (top photo), lounging in a long-sleeved shirt and a pullover tee. “R.I.P.,” he wrote. “I will miss you bro. I will always love you as long as I live,” Lanza posted. Lanza also posted a picture of his mother, Nancy, 52 (bottom photo). In it, she looks carefree as she sweeps blonde curls away from her eyes and laughs. “I miss you mom. I love you so much. You will be always in my heart,” he wrote. Adam Lanza sprayed bullets into his sleeping mother’s head before he massacred 20 children and six adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He killed himself as cops moved in. Ryan Lanza, who once attended Sandy Hook, grieved on Facebook for his brother’s youngest victims. “You all will be truly be missed,” he wrote. “God Bless.” Lanza has joined Facebook victim groups as well as groups that support him called “Support Ryan Lanza” and “Clear Ryan Lanza’s Name.” A number of media outlets wrongly identified Lanza as the shooter because his brother had been carrying his identification during his killing spree. On Lanza’s Facebook page, one poster wrote that Adam Lanza deserved to “rot in hell” and was the “scum of the earth.” Ryan Lanza responded sharply to the post. “I am so tired of people blaming me for something my brother did. I love Adam, his [sic] my brother,” he wrote. “But you have no right to call my brother names when he isn’t here no more. Just let my brother rest in peace. Please. Respect that.” Lanza, who lives in Hoboken, told The Post that a Facebook “friend” who said his brother should “rot in hell” was a stranger. “He is calling my brother a monster when he don’t even know him,” Lanza said. We understand love for your sibling and all but this probably isn’t the best time to come out with some pathetic bullsh*t. Images via facebook/twitter

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