lowing wrote:
Ohhhhh I am sorry, did these poor victims get killed while sitting in church?......I have no room in my heart for street thugs and gangstas of any color. there attempt to glamourize such behavior is destructive to the moral fiber of this country and should not be condoned. And if they want to "off" each other over stupid shit, then I say better them than an innocent bystander.
Do you know the circumstances? No. Let's take the last example, the member of the anti-war hip hop group The Coup. He was a peaceful man, a family man. He happened to be involved with a conscious hip hop group, who were by no means rich from the hard work they put into their music.
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Robbers kill man inside his home
Victim, 36, pistol-whipped and shot after he is approached by pair outside West Oakland house seeking cash
FROM STAFF REPORTS
OAKLAND — Robbers pistol-whipped and then shot to death a West Oakland man Tuesday morning, moments after threatening one of his relatives to force him to reveal where his cash was, police said.
"It looks like he didn't move fast enough, so they killed him," homicide Sgt. Phil Green said.
Slain was Tarus Jackson, 36, also known as Terrance Jackson, who police said was a "hype man" for The Coup, a widely known West Oakland rap group he joined a year ago.
Police said Jackson was outside his home in the 800 block of Wood Street just before 7 a.m. when he was confronted by the two armed robbers and forced back inside.
"He was definitely the target," Green said. "They had good reason to believe he had a sizable amount of money inside."
Green said the robbers demanded money from Jackson. It was not until they threatened to kill another person in the house that Jackson finally told them where some money was.
The assailants got a large amount of cash, but Green would not say how much.
Before leaving, the robbers ordered Jackson to lie on the floor. When he apparently did not move fast enough for them, he was pistol-whipped and shot, Green said.
No one else was injured, and Jackson was pronounced dead at Highland Hospital at 7:53 a.m.Green said Jackson's duties with The Coup included getting the audience primed for their performance. Relatives told police he returned Thursday from a three-week, 36-city tour, Green said.
Green said that before joining the group, Jackson worked at a car rental agency. He left after being injured on the job.
Jackson's killing was the city's 75th homicide of the year.
Police and Crime Stoppers of Oakland are offering up to $12,000 in reward money for information leading to the suspects' arrest. Anyone with information can call police at 510-238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 510-238-6946.
Again to say the least this is a sad day for Bay Area Hip Hop. I did speak with Paris yesterday and he was shocked. Also in the mix was Paris' artist T-Kash who was also a hype man for the Coup. People thought he was the one who had been killed..