Well, I’ll be headed to Atlanta today. No fun this time, though.
FYI, Kenyon is my godson. Tanisha’s a friend of mine. If you’re the praying type, send a couple up.
And if you’ve followed this case any, there is one thing I feel obligated to clarify. Initial reports said the man in custody was believed to be the baby’s father. That is not true. The father of the child is one of my best friends, essentially family. He did not do this.
And shame on the news outlets and Atlanta police for reporting that. Imagine how I felt Sunday morning when I read that my boy was supposedly in jail. Imagine how my folks felt when Channel 2 reported that the father was the suspected shooter…and then showed a frame of my man crying because someone very close to him was just killed.
Step your game up, folks. Those nameless people are just that–people.
9 Comments
by microbano
Terrible.
Good luck.
Guns suck.
by Stephanie
Be safe and be well. All my love to your godchild and his family.
by Maura Alia
My prayers and positive thoughts for you and your loved ones follow you to Atlanta.
by Nikki
Sorry to hear the news. I’ll keep you and yours in my prayers.
by Rex
Sorry to hear of your loss and godson being hurt. God bless him. Our prayers and thoughts are with you, your godson, and his family.
by EJ Flavors
I saw that this morning. I had no idea. My prayers are with you.
by Kirk
Here’s hoping that justice is painful and merciless.
by nikki
oh, the atlanta media outlets also tried to insinuate a possible drug connection to the shootings, too. atlanta media SUCKS.
i’ll be praying for both you and your folk.
Dope? Wow. Well, my boy did a clear interview with Channels 2 and 5 to get things straight.
by If all teachers were this hot...
Allow me to reintroduce myself–my name is Apologetic!!! I haven’t been to Virtualy Bomaniland in AGES, but I took a day off to do nothing but nothing, and I’m catching up on my reading. I read the “Thank You” post, so I know that the kid’s all good, but I’ll send a few words up for him and family anyhow.