Fort Wayne Youth in a Culture of Violence

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette headline screams

Coroners Declares Oxford Death a Homicide:

Fifth of year in Allen County; all in Fort Wayne
The Journal Gazette
The Allen County coroner has released the name of the man killed Saturday night by gunshot wounds and declared the death a homicide.

Sheldon James Jefferson, 22, was one of two men in a car that crashed into a home in the 2900 block of Oxford Street Saturday night. His death is the fifth homicide in Allen County this year, all in Fort Wayne.

Police were called to the home at 9 p.m. Saturday and found two men in the car. Jefferson died at the scene, and the second man, whose name has not been released, was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

For more on this story, see Tuesday’s editions of The Journal Gazette or visit www.journalgazette.net after 7 a.m. Tuesday.

While Marion General Hospital treats Fort Wayne youth residents injured at a Community Center in Marion

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20-year-old injured in nearby shooting

A Fort Wayne man is in good condition at Marion General Hospital after being shot in the lower back early Sunday morning at a dance.

Terrence Glenn, 20, 2721 Stardale Drive, Fort Wayne, was shot at the Clarence Faulkner Community Center, 1221 W. 12th St., at 1:48 a.m. Sunday, Marion Police Department Capt. Jay Kay said

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Was it a shot sounded around the world, because a few hours later:

Police said the incident is not related to a double homicide a few hours later at a motorcycle club on South Branson St.

Waiting for an headline to explain why youth dances with violence?

But its not just Fort Wayne youth who are acting up:

Teenagers brawled in the stands at a high school basketball game at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, leading police to crack down on the melee, which spilled into the streets and subways.

Gunfire was heard as the crowd went from the arena to Times Square, police said. No injuries were reported.

Twenty-one people, mostly teenagers, were arrested, police said. Some were charged with disorderly conduct or resisting arrest and one person was arrested on charges of riot.

Another lost life of a young man

$10.88, I would be told after calling in my order. There are few places that still deliver on the southside. Tasty Pizza is one of those places. I would call in my order. One of the young guy, who made deliveries, I debated constitutional law. (I always tip !!!) After one delivery I gave him my favorite constitutional law book. In your heart of heart you indistinctly know these young folks, working in these types of businesses, are risking their lives. Generally working alone, and not knowing your customer..not because it's on the southside. Just simply the nature of the business makes it risky.

How sad that some one would take this young man life. How sad that he joins the rank of Damian Wheeler, Curtis White, Jr. where the killer is still on the street. How sad that a quiet demand for quick apprehension for those who would point a gun at the head of a young person, pull the trigger and end these young folks' lives. And all we can say is, let's hope for swift justice. Oh no, required quick justice to restore order on our streets is the right demand.