Authorities said the shooting

artappraiser — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 03:55:47 +0000

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Authorities said the shooting did not appear to be related to the Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade, which passed by about 30 minutes prior as residents participated in the 27th annual march to King's statue on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

"It's the state of affairs in our nation that young men do not heed the words of Martin Luther King Jr.," Serpas said.

from NOPD: 5 people shot in Central City where Martin Luther King Day parade had passed earlier, NOLA.com, Jan.21, 2013.

It clearly was the kind of "drive by" shooting that happens with high frequency, if not every day, in our big cities, hence you don't read much about such things unless you follow the "local news" section of that city's newspaper(s.) And people certainly don't blog much, much less for weeks and months, about inner city shootings. Hence mayors trying to drum up interest when there's a big juicy spree killer shooting that gets everyone interested in gun violence, because most surely aren't interested in the kinds of shootings that cause the most damage when a spree killing hasn't happened recently.

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Authorities said the shooting