Man kills serial pedophile
Conway, Ark. - Nineteen-year-old Chavares Block [Facebook], and Ryan Henderson, age 18, were killed last night at the University of Central Arkansas. There is no evidence that the gunfire that took the lives of Block and Henderson was gang-related. There was no confirmation offered in a press conference held this morning in Conway that the shooting was connected to homecoming festivities at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). There are two suspects in custody. UCA President Tom Courtway says that even though the campus is safe, students will see an increase in campus security in the coming days. The suspected shooters in the incident that took place around 9:30 p.m. CT on Sunday night were not students at UCA. According to MSNBC, the attack on the UCA students was not random, but targeted. [LAT/AP, also: hat-tip to commenter UCASTUDENT.]







Based on the information (and link) provided, why the need to point out that gang activity is not suspected? Has there been any coverage that implies that it was? Or might it simply have to do with the ethnicity of the deceased?
NOTE FROM STEVE: That's why I added the "hat-tip" at the end of the post, Mordy. The commenter, UCASTUDENT, made the assertion about no gang activity.
Posted 10/27/2008 at 02:20:14 PMI didn't Chavares Block, but he went to my school. He was really a nice guy and when I found out about what happened, I didn't know what I was feeling. All I know was that it was just devastating news!
Posted 10/27/2008 at 02:54:41 PMThanks for the clarification Steve. I'm not sure i follow the logic. If the random commenter alleged that it had been gang-related, despite no press reporting it, would that have been posted? I just can't help thinking the only reason this is even introduced in discussion is because of the race of the deceased (based on the facebook link).
NOTE: Mordy, the "gang" suggestion started here:
http://www.arktimes.com/blogs/arkansasblog/2008/10/uca_shooting.aspx
Posted 10/27/2008 at 03:33:07 PMI am still very shocked that Chavares and Ryan were killed.They were my best friends.It is going to be very hard living without my best friends.They both would do anything for me or anyone else they knew.I can't get over this mess.When I went to Chavares' funeral,I went with my brother.Him adn Chavares were best friends.They did everything together.Well I had already went to see his body.My brother could'nt stand seeing him like that.My brother's faincee signaled me 2 help her with my brother.He took it hard.It was very painful to see my brother that way.We all loved them.It was jus so sudden that it really shocked us.Chavares had no enemies.Everyone loved him.He was like a brother to me.Like I said it is hard knowing that he is gone
Posted 01/28/2009 at 11:58:04 AM