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01-02-2007, 01:22 PM
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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.
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01-02-2007, 02:07 PM
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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.
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01-02-2007, 05:24 PM
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This is really sad. Darrent was from right here in Fort Worth; played for O.D. Wyatt High School. 
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01-02-2007, 07:49 PM
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Originally Posted by valkyrie
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.
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No, I don't think so.
And yes.
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01-02-2007, 08:17 PM
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No, I don't think so.
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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.
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01-02-2007, 08:27 PM
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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
Last edited by jon1856; 01-02-2007 at 08:40 PM.
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01-02-2007, 08:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by valkyrie
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.
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Info on unsoved murders:
http://www.unresolvedhomicides.org/news.html
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