Thursday, March 15, 2007

Stop The Madness

From today's Edmonton Sun:

It was deja vu at a southside strip mall this morning where a 23-year-old man was shot outside a karaoke bar that’s becoming notorious for gang violence. The victim suffering from one gunshot wound was transported from the scene to hospital after the 1 a.m. shooting at Laser Karaoke Express, 3432 99 St. He is now listed in stable condition...

It was less than a year ago, in June, that 19-year-old Shawn Yalowica was gunned down just inside the entryway of the same karaoke club. Police said Yalowica was not a gang member but was hanging out with people that night who had gang ties.

Laser Karaoke Express has long been a blight on the otherwise prosperous strip mall, said annoyed business owners who arrived to open their doors this morning only to find them behind police tape again.

How hopped-up does a strip-mall karaoke place have to be to become a hotbed of group-on-group violence? Can't somebody get this place a CD+G of "We're All In The Same Gang"?

EDMUNTON SUN: Man shot at notorious karaoke bar

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