![]() ![]() That's exactly what happened, police said, eight months after the shooting.Īuthorities allege that Peeler, who turns 27 Friday, and Snead, 28, met again on the street, May 29 in a crowded barbershop. Suddenly, Leroy had become a witness in a case of attempted murder, the charge authorities lodged against Peeler, who was swiftly released on bail and just as swiftly reportedly began making threats against Snead.Ĭlarke told authorities Peeler repeatedly vowed to get Snead. Snead later told authorities Peeler had leaned out his window and begun firing at him from about a foot away _ close enough for a back seat passenger to get a good look. "Both children appeared traumatized and were unwilling to talk about the incident," a warrant for Peeler's arrest reads. Police found a bullet hole in the driver's side door. Snead sped off to evade Peeler, but Peerler's car caught up with Snead and gunshots rang out from the Chevrolet. Snead told police that Russell Peeler, with whom he had argued two weeks before, sat in the front passenger seat of the Chevrolet. He was driving down the street when a burgundy Chevy with dark tinted windows pulled alongside. ![]() Karen Clarke's boyfriend and intended husband, Rudolph Snead Jr., had picked them up about 6 p.m. The boys had been at the Boys & Girls Club of Bridgeport. It was the day after Labor Day, and Leroy was just along for the ride.Īccording to police and court documents, Leroy, then 7, sat in the back seat of a car with another 7-year-old. The bloody trail that ended at a cedar-shingled duplex may have begun with a petty dispute between two men over money that culminated in gunfire on a September night in 1997. "This act transcends race, culture, and even religion." Courtney Williams, pastor of Refuge Temple Church of God, where the funerals will be held tonight. "I don't think any of us were prepared for something like this," said the Rev. What happened to Leroy Brown and his mother is the talk of Connecticut, where lawmakers are urgently reviewing guidelines designed to safeguard witnesses, where police in the state's largest city are investigating links to what Leroy saw and how he was slain, and where family members are planning a funeral that probably won't answer this simple, haunting question: Why? "What can you say? He'd probably be still here if he hadn't seen what happened that day." "He was a typical, fun-loving 8-year-old," said Reed, his voice barely a whisper. "Leroy was happy, enthusiastic," said Ronald Reed, a 16-year-old junior at Bridgeport's Central High School, standing just yards from where the bodies of Brown and his mother, 30-year-old Karen Clarke, were discovered Friday. He proudly displayed the products of an after-school crafts program _ treasured trinkets that his mother would fawn over when she picked him up after work. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |