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Chicago rapper Common just missed a fatal shooting in Brooklyn, New York on Monday (October 27), that left one man dead and four others injured. According to a report from AllHipHop.com, the rapper had received a hair cut just hours before the murder, a place he is a regularly frequents when in need of a cut. During Monday afternoon, two gunmen reportedly opened fire on a 19-year-old male near the intersection of 704 Fulton Street and South Oxford Street in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn. The man fled into a nearby hair salon, was cornered and killed by the suspects. In a barrage of nearly 30 shots, four innocent bystanders in the shop were hit including an off duty police officer. (Continue Reading…)
Hudson Suspect Could Have Had Parole Revoked
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Detroit’s Ex-Mayor Kilpatrick Jailed for 4 Months
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How the heck is Common missing a fatal shooting by hours significant?
He was in NY — not really known for a low crime rate. I’m sure several people “missed the shooting by hours”.
Lame press release.