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Armond Latimore posted on his Facebook page Saturday about how glad he was that he made it to see his 17th birthday; just over an hour later he would be dead from a gunshot wound to his head.
Latimore, of St. Louis, was shot about 1 p.m. Saturday — his birthday — in the 3100 block of North Grand Boulevard, police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Homicide detectives are investigating.
His mother, Chandra D. Payne, 38, said she had left her home and went to a nearby store to buy ice cream to go with a cake to celebrate her son’s birthday. She said he didn’t want anything elaborate.
“He told me that he wanted ice cream,” she said. “I went to Save A Lot and three minutes later I received the call.”
She was told he had been shot outside a chop suey restaurant called Bing Lau, where he had gone to pick up food. The scene is a few blocks south of Fairground Park in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood.
How do you understand something like this?
How do you understand something like this?
You have a gun. A teen. A bullet.
Said gun was pointed at said teen. Said bullet entered said teens head doing massive internal damage and killing said teen. Kinda like this but with a teenager.
Now do you understand?
'I made it to see 17,' St. Louis teen posted on his birthday. An hour later, he was dead.
Armond Latimore posted on his Facebook page Saturday about how glad he was that he made it to see his 17th birthday; just over an hour later he would be dead from a gunshot wound to his head.
Latimore, of St. Louis, was shot about 1 p.m. Saturday — his birthday — in the 3100 block of North Grand Boulevard, police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Homicide detectives are investigating.
His mother, Chandra D. Payne, 38, said she had left her home and went to a nearby store to buy ice cream to go with a cake to celebrate her son’s birthday. She said he didn’t want anything elaborate.
“He told me that he wanted ice cream,” she said. “I went to Save A Lot and three minutes later I received the call.”
She was told he had been shot outside a chop suey restaurant called Bing Lau, where he had gone to pick up food. The scene is a few blocks south of Fairground Park in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood.
Damn. His mother was out buying him ice cream to go with his cake when she received the call. Reading that part really fucked with me.
Or living in such a horrific neighborhood. Sadly, I wouldn’t be surprised if it happened because he did post it and was known to avoid the gangs in his area. They showed him. No matter what, how screwed up.Glad to reach 17? Only a gang member would post stuff like that.
Glad to reach 17? Only a gang member would post stuff like that.
Or living in such a horrific neighborhood. Sadly, I wouldn’t be surprised if it happened because he did post it and was known to avoid the gangs in his area. They showed him. No matter what, how screwed up.Glad to reach 17? Only a gang member would post stuff like that.
Or living in such a horrific neighborhood. Sadly, I wouldn’t be surprised if it happened because he did post it and was known to avoid the gangs in his area. They showed him. No matter what, how screwed up.Glad to reach 17? Only a gang member would post stuff like that.
Even if he was in a gang, a horrific neighborhood can have a strong influence on a teenager. Most of us grew up in decent neighborhoods, and were still assholes as teenagers. Imagine growing up dodging gun shots.
I can understand.
Unfortunately, now having seen the photos from his Facebook page, he was probably involved in what he shouldn’t have been. Sad state of affairs.
Armond Latimore
Or living in such a horrific neighborhood. Sadly, I wouldn’t be surprised if it happened because he did post it and was known to avoid the gangs in his area. They showed him. No matter what, how screwed up.Glad to reach 17? Only a gang member would post stuff like that.
Even if he was in a gang, a horrific neighborhood can have a strong influence on a teenager. Most of us grew up in decent neighborhoods, and were still assholes as teenagers. Imagine growing up dodging gun shots.
Why? That's the part.How do you understand something like this?
You have a gun. A teen. A bullet.
Said gun was pointed at said teen. Said bullet entered said teens head doing massive internal damage and killing said teen. Kinda like this but with a teenager.
Now do you understand?
May the perpetrator fry. For this to happen on the boy's birthday, a message was obviously being sent.
God bless you and the boy's family always!!!
Holly
Someone who has or wants to make a reputation is the suspect I would bet. Its a damm shame that the so called Social media can get you killed.How do you understand something like this?
'I made it to see 17,' St. Louis teen posted on his birthday. An hour later, he was dead.
Armond Latimore posted on his Facebook page Saturday about how glad he was that he made it to see his 17th birthday; just over an hour later he would be dead from a gunshot wound to his head.
Latimore, of St. Louis, was shot about 1 p.m. Saturday — his birthday — in the 3100 block of North Grand Boulevard, police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Homicide detectives are investigating.
His mother, Chandra D. Payne, 38, said she had left her home and went to a nearby store to buy ice cream to go with a cake to celebrate her son’s birthday. She said he didn’t want anything elaborate.
“He told me that he wanted ice cream,” she said. “I went to Save A Lot and three minutes later I received the call.”
She was told he had been shot outside a chop suey restaurant called Bing Lau, where he had gone to pick up food. The scene is a few blocks south of Fairground Park in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood.
Damn. His mother was out buying him ice cream to go with his cake when she received the call. Reading that part really fucked with me.
