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Sal Paolantonio of ESPN is reporting that Philadelphia police examined bullet holes in two residences today when they returned to the scene of an April 29 shooting allegedly involving Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison.
The report says that police returned to the scene of the crime after getting new information from a third victim of the shooting. On Saturday the Philadelphia Daily News reported that detectives were searching for someone who had contacted them and said he was shot by Harrison.
The two previously identified victims were a 32-year-old man shot in the hand and a 2-year-old boy injured by broken glass.
Per Paolantonio, police have determined that six bullet casings recovered from the crime scene came from a gun that belongs to Harrison.
May 6th, 2008 at 6:03 am
just when you think the NFL really doesnt have a problem, its only a small percentage of the players, this happens. Yup the NFL is filled with thugs and hoodlums, it says something when the NFL makes the NBA players look good
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May 6th, 2008 at 6:43 am
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What a silly comment. There are thousands of professional athletes that are positive role models. People just don’t focus on the positives.
But for one recent Philadelphia-related example, look at Brian Dawkins and his donation to the Children’s Hospital in honor of the first birthday of his twins that were born prematurely.
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May 6th, 2008 at 7:53 am
“The fact that Leonard Little has killed someone while driving drunk, and he, to my knowledge, didn’t serve any jail time, and was not suspended by the league.”
I could be wrong, but I believe that Little was suspended by the league his first or second year into the NFL.
It’s amazing to me how many people keep trying to deflect this thing away from Marvin Harrison by bringing up other people, other incidents or by saying negative things about the person or persons who were shot.
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May 6th, 2008 at 7:55 am
And another thing … Why the heck does Marvin Harrison own not one, but two business in what is apparently a bad neighborhood in Philly? One of which is a bar that by all appearances appears to be a run down hole in the wall. And, equally important why does he hang out at these places?
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May 6th, 2008 at 10:24 am
LL was pre-Roger. I suspect Roger would have handled LL differently.
In fantasy drafts next year, think Reggie Wayne and Anthony Gonzalez.
Maybe Marv couldnt shoot straight because he is so mad and in pain over not being able to play much of last year… or ever again.
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May 6th, 2008 at 10:50 am
My bad Ditkas Cigar, he was suspended for 8 games, and spent 90 days in jail. Wait, let’s not forget about the four years probation and 1000 hours of community service. My purpose was not to deflect anything away from Harrison, I just don’t understand how people are making him out to be the worst guy in the world when they do not even know all of the facts about the incident. All we know is that he allegedly shot someone, if that counts as really knowing anything. Do we know why he might have done so? What if the guy threatened him? What if the other guy had a gun? These are the types of questions the police want answers to in order to determine motive and build a case. When you hear someone was in a fight, do you assume that they are some “thug” or “hoodlum,” or is your first question why the fight happened? People love to jump to conclusions and all that I am saying is that people should wait before doing so. Jose Canseco was called a liar and ridculed until people started getting caught for doing steroids, and people actually thought that OJ was innocent for a long time. In addition, while it is not the smartest thing to be hanging around in bad neighborhoods, he is a grown man and can do whatever he wants. Well, anything legal.
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May 6th, 2008 at 8:00 pm
What a funny ass line…..Bullet holes in North philly….Hell, you can find them on every corner if you look hard enough
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May 7th, 2008 at 12:49 am
“And another thing … Why the heck does Marvin Harrison own not one, but two business in what is apparently a bad neighborhood in Philly? One of which is a bar that by all appearances appears to be a run down hole in the wall. And, equally important why does he hang out at these places?”
So you’re saying that he should unequivocally abandon the neighborhood in which he was born and raised. It may sound simple in theory (or on a message board), but for a lot of people (people with a social-consciousness, a sense of loyalty, what have you) - it is not that simple in practice.
I think he has been interested in doing his part to revitalize his neighborhood - in that sense, he is better than you or I. Maybe he wanted to give some of his family and friends some jobs too - in an area where (for better or worse) they felt comfortable.
There is way too much killing and gun violence going on in Philadelphia - maybe this investigation will bring more national attention to this issue. Even Andy Reid’s sons and Marvin (allegedly) are strapped-up and trigger-ready.
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May 7th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
in detroit for the longest time, as in the 80s-90s, every night on the local news there was at least one lurid tale. one of note was a baby left in a box just off the curb… yes, in the road.
around y2k they just stopped. the reports, that is. not the killings etc. they sure havent stopped… after all, detroit is the murder capital of america again!
there are some “crimestoppers” reports and “most wanted” reports but on a daily basis, the media doesnt report what is going on. that’s what the internet (and usually, blogs) is (are) for.
print media only offers the most basic information about crimes and descriptions of perps, at best. often less.
of course, detroiters can look up to their mayor for legal and moral guidance.
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