BigDag
02-08-2007, 11:46 AM
from today's Times-Picayune:
Teen shot to death after mom tells son to seek revenge
A 17-year-old New Orleans teenager was shot to death Wednesday night after the mother of another 17-year-old teen allegedly gave her son a gun and told him to seek revenge because he had lost a fistfight with the victim, according to New Orleans police.
The boy remains at large, police arrested the mother, Vanessa Johnson, 44, last night at her home, where they also found a small amount of cocaine. Inside the house, police said, pictures of the accused shooter hung on the walls, depicting him holding weapons and cash, police said.
Investigators consider the mother a principal in the case and have booked her with second-degree murder, police said. Johnson sent her son Clarence, 17, back into the street with the instructions, "kill them all," said NOPD spokesman Joe Narcisse.
The incident occurred shortly after 7:00 PM near the intersection of Clio and Simon Bolivar Streets. Police have secured a second-degree murder arrest warrants the son.
According to detectives, the victim, whose name is not being released (pending notifications of family members), and Clarence Johnson fought earlier that evening. The fistfight concluded with both individuals walking away.
Detectives learned Johnson went home and shared the details of the fight with his mother, at which point she armed him and sent him back out to kill. A short time later, Clarence Johnson located the victim near the intersection of Clio and Simon Bolivar and fired several rounds at him. The victim was struck once in the lower torso. He later died at Elmwood Medical Center.
The mother and son have a last known address of 2500 Erato Street, Apartment C, New Orleans.
Teen shot to death after mom tells son to seek revenge
A 17-year-old New Orleans teenager was shot to death Wednesday night after the mother of another 17-year-old teen allegedly gave her son a gun and told him to seek revenge because he had lost a fistfight with the victim, according to New Orleans police.
The boy remains at large, police arrested the mother, Vanessa Johnson, 44, last night at her home, where they also found a small amount of cocaine. Inside the house, police said, pictures of the accused shooter hung on the walls, depicting him holding weapons and cash, police said.
Investigators consider the mother a principal in the case and have booked her with second-degree murder, police said. Johnson sent her son Clarence, 17, back into the street with the instructions, "kill them all," said NOPD spokesman Joe Narcisse.
The incident occurred shortly after 7:00 PM near the intersection of Clio and Simon Bolivar Streets. Police have secured a second-degree murder arrest warrants the son.
According to detectives, the victim, whose name is not being released (pending notifications of family members), and Clarence Johnson fought earlier that evening. The fistfight concluded with both individuals walking away.
Detectives learned Johnson went home and shared the details of the fight with his mother, at which point she armed him and sent him back out to kill. A short time later, Clarence Johnson located the victim near the intersection of Clio and Simon Bolivar and fired several rounds at him. The victim was struck once in the lower torso. He later died at Elmwood Medical Center.
The mother and son have a last known address of 2500 Erato Street, Apartment C, New Orleans.