According to the D.C. police the shooting was targeted and not random. DC Agenda reports:
"Police said they found Anthony J. Perkins, whom they described as a 'shooting victim,' seated inside of a car on the 2900 block of 4th St., S.E., about 5:15 a.m. Dec. 27. A police statement says the car had steam billowing from its engine when officers responded to reports of the sound of gunfire. 'D.C. Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department personnel responded to the scene, but could find no life signs,' the statement says.
The statement says Perkins was a resident of the 1800 block of T Street, S.E., which is located about two miles from where he was killed.
A resident on the block where Perkins lived told DC Agenda it was well known among his neighbors that he was gay. The resident said Perkins lived with his mother."
At a certain point, I wonder if it's worth posting something 'just' because a guy is gay. Don't straight people get shot to death quite often? I just don't see any substance here beyond... he's gay.
Posted by: Drew | Dec 29, 2009 8:24:07 PM
While it is true that straight people do get shot to death quite often, those shootings are well covered by the straight media.
The fact that Anthony Perkins, a gay man, was shot to death IS the substance to the target market.. GAY readers!
Nothing would please me more than to be able to go a week or better yet a month, without reading of yet another murder of a LGBT person.
Posted by: Craig | Dec 30, 2009 9:35:02 AM
If it is not reported that he is gay and had been murdered for being gay. There would be no further inquiry . The cops tend to (not persue) the killer of a gay person , so it is up to the media to draw attention to this crime. It happens much to often. Because we are driven to the dark corners of life to have a little fun , parks , toilets , picking up men on streets our lives are at stake.
Posted by: yaaah69 | Dec 30, 2009 10:12:42 AM
Nothing would please me more than to be able to go a week or better yet a month, without reading of yet another murder of a LGBT person.
Posted by: automotive tools | Sep 9, 2010 1:37:14 AM