The Downtown Brooklyn Thread

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Chicago rapper Common just missed a fatal shooting in Brooklyn, New York on Monday (October 27), that left one man dead and four others injured.

According to a report from AllHipHop.com, the rapper had received a hair cut just hours before the murder, a place he is a regularly frequents when in need of a cut.

During Monday afternoon, two gunmen reportedly opened fire on a 19-year-old male near the intersection of 704 Fulton Street and South Oxford Street in the Fort Greene section of Brooklyn.

The man fled into a nearby hair salon, was cornered and killed by the suspects. In a barrage of nearly 30 shots, four innocent bystanders in the shop were hit including an off duty police officer.

After the shooting, the suspects fled in a blue Chevrolet Tahoe.

If Common were to have been there just a few hours later, he would have witnessed the incident.

At press time, the suspects were still at large.

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I have a strong feeling that there's not much violent crime in the er...emerging? parts of Bklyn that isn't drug-related.

Not nec, like, muggings and simple thefts/crimes on people who are perceived to have money, but like that kid some years back who got cut into pieces, some of which were then left in a subway station. That's "sending a message" crime right there.

I mean shooting someone on a public street in Fort Greene at 2 in the afternoon is crazy stuff.

well the guy who was being chased was clearly targeted (hence bolting the doors unnecessary even if you are on the 3rd floor! tho you should be doing that anyway even when no one gets shot in a salon!), if that's what you mean...??

his last meal was a slice of cakeman red velvet cake :(

i can think of worse!

mmm thick red velvet...

its a great last meal - the association is sad tho

oh, i thought the sad face was about the meal itself.

one time i live blogged a lunch of two not rays slices and a cakeman red velvet slice

one xmas morning, i got a huge carrot cake from cakeman for breakfast. it was great!

i'm not even supposed to eat cakes >:[

free ally

Yes, that's what I meant -- someone being purposefully shot in a salon doesn't nec correlate to your apt being broken into, except I guess that drug crime increases all other kinds of crime, but you knew that already and that's why you BOLT YOUR DOOR and don't listen to your ipod while walking the streets after dark. Blah blah blah

i was mugged in bed stuy--by rising real estate prices!!!!!

lolll

liveblogged meal in question It's Snowing on May 2

u know that's my favorite pizza, like, ever

yes i do real discussing that

you were like nooooo

ha yes another shot fired in our ongoing hating all the restaurants in ft greene v loving all the restaurants in ft greene war

haha yes

http://scoopsnoodle.com/cakepizza.jpg

DELICIOUS

rly, ideal meal

prety sweet 4 u considering its complete attainability

i am not usually one to say things like this, but the idea of eating a really heavy piece of cake after eating pizza seems really gross to me right now.

it's ok we won't judge you ;)

wait, that post by ian needs drudgesiren.gif or something

someone call 311

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i am seriously shocked by this admission actually because you seem like a dude that is up to eat anything, are you not feeling well?

i have the flu and that cake looks super delish >:[

Very much out of character! Here, have some broccoli.

Ian. Ally can have some broccoli too if she wants.

i have been sick all week, maybe that's doing it.
but also since my belly is so full of pizza and i am tasting the creamy frosting with my mind's eye and it is hurting me i'm sorry to let you guys down ;_;

it's OK.

Perhaps some super-spices Thai food will solve that problem. No? What are you doing, that's my...hat. Never mind.

it was a rather intense lunch as i recall - prob one slice and the cake would be more reasonable

to be completely frank, i've eaten a whole pizza pie before. i had to lay down after.

i get really fanatical with italian food, it's really hard to put down...

what was the diameter of the pizza

i have eaten an entire pizza pie before too. it's ok, these things happen.

whew, glad to hear it. this thing was like a good size, not a small dominos size.

how many pizzas must one man down, before you can call him a man?

ain't that the truth

psa: free sex toys for voters

always thought it was kinda funny that the babeland on bergen st there is right next to a maternity clothing store

^^^ yes

Saw a kid merrily pointing into the window of the erotic boutique on 5th Ave in Slope awhile back, as Mom dragged her off. Made my day.

I ate 5/8 of a pizza (pepperoni incl) in the Catskills last weekend, and only remembered I have GI acid issues the next day (when I spat blood -- oops).