FIFTEEN days after a 15 year old boy was murdered by a 14 year old and an 18 year old, a 14 year old murders a 20 year old. Just read that sentence over again... FIFTEEN days after a 15 year old boy was murdered by a 14 year old and an 18 year old, a 14 year old murders a 20 year old.
Does it even make any sense? Not to me... It's just so sad...
We truly need to get down to the root causes here folks. The 2 - 14 year olds will now be in jail... Guess what? You actually think that they will suffer in there? Not a chance. They will actually command "respect" in the system, the tops of the ranks. SAD
Today's Free Press:
WINNIPEG - A 14-year-old boy is facing charges of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 20-year-old David Michael Vincett, whose body was found in front of a home on Boyd Street early Sunday morning. The death was related to tensions between rival street gangs, police said Wednesday. Vincett was walking on Boyd Avenue near McGregor Street around 3 a.m. Sunday when he met the suspect and they exchanged words. The suspect then pulled out a gun and shot Vincett before fleeing the area, police said. Police arrested the 14-year-old suspect around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday. He has been charged with first-degree murder and detained at the Manitoba Youth Centre. He cannot be named under the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. "It does appear that they had acknowledged to one another having associations of sorts to gangs in that community, and it does appear that those were opposing gangs in that community, " said Winnipeg Police Service spokesman Const. Jason Michalyshen. The two didn’t know each other before the shooting happened, but police said the incident was allegedly linked to ongoing tensions between rival street gangs. The shooting followed on the heels of the stabbing death of 15-year-old Clarky Stevenson near College Avenue and Aikins Street earlier this month, which intensified the rivalry. "We have some information that would support that this incident has a tie to that particular incident," said Michalyshen, who didn’t give further details. Vincett had told others he was affiliated with street gangs before the night he was shot, said sources. Police said the young man who is now charged with murder also allegedly has gang affiliations. Michalyshen said police have recovered a gun in connection with the shooting, but didn’t say where it was located. Jennifer Kraynyk, the mother of Vincett's 10-month-old daughter, said even though the couple had split up, he visited the baby regularly. She said she took her daughter outside the city to raise her, but remained on good terms with Vincett. "She's got his eyes, his smile, his face, pretty much everything," Kraynyk said. "Every time I look at her, I see him." Vincett's mother also posted a message online, saying she was "always (led) to believe that David was NOT gang material," and that "he always dressed to fit in with (whatever) group he ran with." She declined further comment on Tuesday. "He was a good kid with a big heart that just wanted to belong someplace," she said in the message. "I miss him, he was my baby." Earlier this year, Vincett was convicted of a theft under $5,000 and two court breaches. At a July sentencing, court heard he had severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). His lawyer, Bonnie Gembey, told the court Vincett had "some difficulty with impulse control and good decision-making." "He's considering the possibility of moving to Gimli to live with his grandparents," Gembey said. "He's hopeful if he removes himself from certain acquaintances and influences in Winnipeg, he may have a greater time staying out of trouble." Judge Marva Smith agreed. Vincett's death is Winnipeg's 32nd homicide of 2011. gabrielle.giroday@freepress.mb.ca mike.mcintyre@freepress.mb.caVictim planned to leave city: family
