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DeltAlum 01-02-2007 01:22 PM
Update...Or lack thereof...
 
A couple more things...

Williams was the first homicide in City of Denver for 2007.

There have been other incidents of violence which injured professional athletes in Denver in the past few years:

Steelers linebacker Joe Porter, a former Colorado State player was shot at a Denver sports bar in August, 2003 at approximately 1:45 AM

Nuggets guard Julius Hodge was shot four times in a drive-by incident as he drove his car on a Denver area interstate highway after leaving a local club in August, 2006 at about 2:15 AM.

(Information found in The Rocky Mountain News)

Then, of course, there is Williams.

valkyrie 01-02-2007 02:07 PM
They haven't found the person who shot Julius Hodge, have they?

Also, someone with/nearby Joey Porter when he was shot was killed at the time.

tinydancer 01-02-2007 05:24 PM
This is really sad. Darrent was from right here in Fort Worth; played for O.D. Wyatt High School.:(

DeltAlum 01-02-2007 07:49 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by valkyrie (Post 1377371)
They haven't found the person who shot Julius Hodge, have they?

Also, someone with/nearby Joey Porter when he was shot was killed at the time.
No, I don't think so.

And yes.

valkyrie 01-02-2007 08:17 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltAlum (Post 1377492)
No, I don't think so.
I was googling this like crazy earlier and couldn't find anything. I knew he was shot by someone in a beigey Olds/Cadillac/some type of "pimped" out car with rims and shit. I found an article where the owner of the club he visited before being shot said he was "dressed like a gang member" because he had a bandana on his head. Apparently somebody flashed gang signs at him in the parking lot. But that's it.

For real, I usually make fun of people who get all choked up when someone famous dies, but I'm all kinds of upset about this. On the one hand, I'm really angry. On the other hand, I don't want to be angry because I suspect people getting angry is what caused this whole mess with Darrent Williams. From what I've been hearing, some "words" were exchanged at the club, and somebody was bothered enough by that to open fire on a limo and an awesome young man is dead. I'm angry that all this time has gone by and we don't know who shot Julius Hodge and his life is STILL messed up from what happened. Do we know who shot Joey Porter? Why do they shoot athletes in Denver? How many unsolved murders are there in this state, anyway, and what in the hell is anybody doing about it?

I don't know. Maybe anger is okay if you figure out a constructive way to get over it, and maybe I can do that.

jon1856 01-02-2007 08:27 PM
While no real new hard news, found this interesting Sports Column:
Krieger: Fame can bring tragic dark side
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...251121,00.html

jon1856 01-02-2007 08:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by valkyrie (Post 1377508)
I was googling this like crazy earlier and couldn't find anything. I knew he was shot by someone in a beigey Olds/Cadillac/some type of "pimped" out car with rims and shit. I found an article where the owner of the club he visited before being shot said he was "dressed like a gang member" because he had a bandana on his head. Apparently somebody flashed gang signs at him in the parking lot. But that's it.

For real, I usually make fun of people who get all choked up when someone famous dies, but I'm all kinds of upset about this. On the one hand, I'm really angry. On the other hand, I don't want to be angry because I suspect people getting angry is what caused this whole mess with Darrent Williams. From what I've been hearing, some "words" were exchanged at the club, and somebody was bothered enough by that to open fire on a limo and an awesome young man is dead. I'm angry that all this time has gone by and we don't know who shot Julius Hodge and his life is STILL messed up from what happened. Do we know who shot Joey Porter? Why do they shoot athletes in Denver? How many unsolved murders are there in this state, anyway, and what in the hell is anybody doing about it?

I don't know. Maybe anger is okay if you figure out a constructive way to get over it, and maybe I can do that.
Info on unsoved murders:
http://www.unresolvedhomicides.org/news.html

valkyrie 01-03-2007 12:34 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jon1856 (Post 1377515)
Thanks -- I found that site a few hours ago and it's really interesting.

Also, Julius Hodge played the last minute of the Nuggets game tonight -- it was nice to see him with the team again.

valkyrie 01-03-2007 12:26 PM
Well, because I can't seem to get enough of this thread I'll post an update -- according to the local sports radio station, they know the year of the SUV involved (they didn't reveal that information, though) and are looking for a specific person.

DeltAlum 01-03-2007 12:54 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by valkyrie (Post 1377733)
...according to the local sports radio station, they know the year of the SUV involved (they didn't reveal that information, though) and are looking for a specific person.
I heard that last night, too.

It's hard to figure out just where things stand right now, because every media outlet is saying something just slightly different.

It would seem that there should be enough witnesses to the "altercation" at the club to at least give the police some people to start with. My guess is that they're just keeping pretty quiet. Probably smart.

Nice little story on Hodge in today's "Rocky." Nice to see he's back. I didn't realize he has been playing in the NBA "D" league. You don't hear much about that.

KSigkid 01-03-2007 12:55 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by valkyrie (Post 1377601)
Also, Julius Hodge played the last minute of the Nuggets game tonight -- it was nice to see him with the team again.
That is good news - there wasn't much news nationally on what happened after the shooting, it's good to see he's recovered enough to resume playing pro basketball.

valkyrie 01-03-2007 05:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by KSigkid (Post 1377752)
That is good news - there wasn't much news nationally on what happened after the shooting, it's good to see he's recovered enough to resume playing pro basketball.
Yeah, although it's not as exciting as it might seem -- they brought him back up from the D-League team because they're short so many players right now (Anthony and Smith still suspended, Nene out with wonky knee). IIRC, he's out after this year, because they didn't pick up his contract. But still, it's nice to see him.

Also, latest update -- they're looking for a '98 Chevy Tahoe, Colorado plate no. 665 OBS. It's registered to a Brian Hicks, who is in jail on charges stemming from an unrelated shooting (of a woman who was to testify against him in a separate case and was killed in December). Apparently his wife, who is not in jail, also participated in threatening the witness against her husband. Nice.

jon1856 01-03-2007 11:36 PM
News links updated:
http://www.espnstar.com/others/other...l_3723298.html
http://www.kotv.com/sports/local/story/?id=117431
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...ure/index.html
http://www.washtimes.com/upi/20070103-042420-3185r.htm
http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=62568
http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drm...253923,00.html
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/6333268
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16427371/

DeltAlum 01-04-2007 02:57 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by valkyrie (Post 1377891)
Also, latest update -- they're looking for a '98 Chevy Tahoe, Colorado plate no. 665 OBS. It's registered to a Brian Hicks, who is in jail on charges stemming from an unrelated shooting (of a woman who was to testify against him in a separate case and was killed in December). Apparently his wife, who is not in jail, also participated in threatening the witness against her husband. Nice.
Holy crap!

Is that the woman who was found murdered in her home in Cherry Creek North a couple of weeks ago who was supposed to testify against her ex husband?

Our middle daughter used to live in that duplex!

This is too spooky!

Cardinal026 01-04-2007 11:18 AM
I heard on the radio this morning that they found the Tahoe - it was missing a rear license plate but still had the front one and had been burned. They said it was halfway to a Denver Airport. The only site I've found mentioning this is www.9news.com which says its a Colorado News Station, and their top header says "Breaking News: Denver Police believe they have found the Chevy Tahoe with license plates matching the vehicle wanted in the Darrent Williams murder case."


ETA: ((From http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news...04/detail.html ))

DENVER -- Denver police found a Chevrolet Tahoe that had been sought in the investigation of the shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams.

The 1998 Tahoe was found burned out and abandoned at 40th Avenue and Himalaya Street in the Green Valley Ranch subdivision just after 6 a.m. Thursday, 7News reported.

The white car appeared to have been painted black, except for the roof of the vehicle, or it may have been burned. A license plate was missing from the rear of the SUV, but the front license plate matched the number police said was being sought.


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