The Darkside Of The World..

Sometimes, it really gives me the chills..its so hard to bare. Why is the World so cold sometimes? I don't know who these kids are, but their life didn't deserve to end so soon..Meet my brother Phuoc when you guys get up there.


Man killed at San Lorenzo house party shooting
Staff Report
Posted: 08/22/2009 05:53:13 PM PDT

An Oakland man was killed and two other people were injured Saturday morning at a San Lorenzo house party, according to the Alameda County Sheriffs Office.

One man, 19, was pronounced dead at the scene, Sgt. J.D. Nelson said. The other two victims were taken to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley. A 17-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, Nelson said. He remains in serious condition.

The other victim, a 20-year-old man, suffered less serious injuries. He was shot in the hand and has been released from the hospital, authorities said.

No suspects have been arrested. Anyone with information about the shooting, may call the sheriffs office at 510-667-3921 or 510-667-7477.

Anonymous callers may call the tip hot line at 510-667-3622.

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14-year-old Oakland boy singled out, slain
'His parents are just devastated,' police say after the city's 68th homicide of the year.
By Harry Harris and Cecily Burt
Oakland Tribune
Updated: 08/23/2009 08:58:47 AM PDT


OAKLAND — Ricardo Cortes Jr., 14, loved to draw and spent hours at home creating small works of graffiti mural art. He tinkered with his "Harley-Davidson" mini bike and had even tricked it out with a working stereo and speakers just last week.

He was excited to be starting his sophomore year at Far West High School, and was hoping to get a new phone for his 15th birthday next month.

But Ricardo, a happy-go-lucky teenager who by all accounts stayed out of trouble and got along with everybody, was fatally shot Friday night as he walked with his friends.

The gunman singled him out from others in the group, police said, adding that they don't know why the killer targeted Ricardo.

"He just walked up to him and shot him," homicide Sgt. Sean Fleming said Saturday. "It's terrible. He was just a young child hanging out with his friends."

The shooting happened about 8:45 p.m. Friday in the 1700 block of 47th Avenue — not far from where Ricardo, an only child, lived with his parents.

Ricardo was pronounced dead at 9:25 p.m. in Highland Hospital. No one else was injured.

"I spent a lot of time working with him (to mount) those speakers," said Ricardo Cortes Sr., wiping away tears as he adjusted the volume on the battery-powered stereo mounted on the minibike frame.

The father showed visitors the sturdy, felt-covered carrying case he had built to hold his son's growing collection of paints, pens and art supplies,
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and pulled out page after page of drawings Ricardo had made.

"He was so happy," the father said, his voice cracking.

Fabiana Alvarez, Ricardo's mother, cried as she showed dozens of photos of her son taken throughout his short life — at school, at a friend's Quinceanera, at Disneyland, and even at the laundromat with his parents. He was smiling in every one.

"He was funny. He had an outgoing personality and he was happy all the time," said his cousin, Diego Cortes, 16. "Nobody could be sad around him. He would say, 'Cheer up.'"

Fleming said police were told that Ricardo was a good, popular kid who never gave his parents any problems. He was about to start his second year at Far West School, a small school in North Oakland that combines college prep with a focus on the arts.

"This is a very senseless killing," Fleming said. "His parents are just devastated."

The killing was Oakland's 68th homicide reported this year. Last year at this time, there had been 89 homicides.

Police and Crime Stoppers are offering as much as $10,000 in reward money for information leading to the killer's arrest. Anyone with information may call police at 510-238-3821 or Crime Stoppers at 510-777-8572 or 510-777-3211

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