As a rule, I tend to post positive things on B-F Alive…but I think the recent rash of senseless violence in Buffalo warrants attention. Maybe we can find some positive solutions to help this problem.
Yesterday I posted about a woman who was shot dead on Buffalo’s West Side for no reason other than being in the wrong place at the wrong time. This was the fifth person to die in a little over a week on Buffalo’s streets.
The Buffalo News has an article today that details the victims and trys to look for answers to this rash of senseless violence.
Edith Torres walked onto the porch of her Seventh Street home and was struck by a stray bullet.
Thirteen-year-old Seandell M. Gonzalez was riding his bike when he was shot.
Richard Beecham, who was known as Wayne, was stabbed in the chest during a dispute.
Lamonte Dow was enjoying Fourth of July festivities when someone fired into a crowd and hit him in the spine.
Jacqueline Pearsall was in a car with two friends when a gunman opened fire, leaving her mortally wounded. All five died.
They were killed within eight days, amid a wave of violence that has shocked Buffalo and left dozens of families shattered and many others desperate for a way to prevent more senseless deaths.
