Friday, February 29, 2008

Since the murder of Lawrence King, there have been two more murders of teens, both cited as "wearing women's clothing" -- in South Carolina

Friends mourn loss of jovial teen killed in shooting
The Post and Courier
Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Adolphus Simmons, shooting victim.

Wade SpeesThe Post and Courier
A man was found dying of a gunshot wound on these steps at an apartment complex on Bream Road on Monday night.
That Adolphus Simmons dressed like a woman was of no consequence to his neighbors at the Bradford Apartments in North Charleston. To them, his shooting death Monday night was a senseless loss of a beloved friend. Read More


15-year-old charged with murderVictim shot to death outside home-->

The Post and Courier
Friday, January 25, 2008

Adolphus Simmons, shooting victim.
Victim shot to death outside home
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with murder in Monday night's shooting death of Adolphus Simmons at Bradford Apartments in North Charleston.
Police did not release the suspect's name because he is a juvenile, but they said he lived in the area of the apartments, which are on Bream Road near Dorchester Road at the head of the Evanston Estates community. Read more


Gay teen shot dead while dressed as woman in Fort Lauderdale
sun-sentinel

FORT LAUDERDALE - The shooting death of a gay teenage boy who was dressed in women's clothing is being investigated as a possible hate crime, while detectives try to determine whether he was targeted because of his sexual orientation.Simmie Williams Jr., 17, was attacked on the 1000 block of Sistrunk Boulevard by two young men who wore dark clothing and might live in the neighborhood, police said. Williams, who was wearing a dress and was known in the area by his first name or as "Chris" or "Beyonce," was shot about 12:45 a.m. Friday and soon afterward died at Broward General Medical Center, police said.It's unclear what Williams was doing in the area, about four miles from his house, but police are investigating whether he was working as a prostitute, officials said. Read More

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