Friday, October 20, 2006

Crime Alert: Description and Details on Hope Gardens Shooting

The following is from incidentlog.com:

OCTOBER 9, 2006: THE MAN SHOT TO DEATH ON 11TH AVENUE NORTH AT 9:15 P.M. MONDAY IS IDENTIFIED AS EUGENE CORDELL WRIGHT, 41, OF SANTI AVENUE. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT WRIGHT WAS WALKING AWAY FROM 1010 11TH AVENUE NORTH WHEN A RED/MAROON NISSAN PATHFINDER PULLED UP. THE PASSENGER GOT OUT AND FIRED A SHOT AT WRIGHT, BUT MISSED. WRIGHT BEGAN RUNNING AND THE GUNMAN FIRED A SECOND ROUND WHICH STRUCK WRIGHT IN THE HEAD. THE GUNMAN GOT BACK INTO THE PATHFINDER AND FLED THE AREA. THE PATHFINDER HAS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW IS COVERED WITH PLEXIGLAS. THE SHOOTER IS DESCRIBED AS A BLACK MAN WHO MAY BE IN HIS 40's. HE WAS WEARING A WHITE SHIRT AND BLUE JEANS. DETECTIVES HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT THE GUNMAN GOES BY THE NICKNAME "38." ANYONE KNOWING AN INDIVIDUAL BY THAT NICKNAME OR HAVING INFORMATION ON THE PATHFINDER IS URGED TO CONTACT CENTRAL PRECINCT INVESTIGATIONS AT 862-7044 OR CRIME STOPPERS AT 74-CRIME.

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