A Man Is Shot In The Back Summary

The title of the article is”A Man Is Shot in the Back, and Only the Police Are Kept in the Dark,” written by James C. McKinley Jr., Ashley Southall and Al Baker. The article is from The New York Times. This article talks about the complicated yet sad murder of Adrian Maldonado. “Adrian Maldonado, who dealt drugs on a nearby corner, sprinted away from the battered front door, the police said. He made it across the street before collapsing next to a school playground. A bullet had ripped into his back and through his chest. He lay face up, arms out, blood bubbling to his lips.” (McKinley Jr., Southall and Baker 1) The adopted 24 year old drug dealer who had dropped out of school and made a living out of the trade of money and drugs.“The murder …show more content…
The project had no security cameras, and officers found little evidence beyond a spent .40-caliber shell casing and an unfired round lying near the building’s door. The whole project knows about it,” Sgt. Michael J. LoPuzzo, the commander of the 40th Precinct detective squad, said a few days later, frustration in his voice. “The only one they’re not telling is me. Mr. Maldonado, who was 24 when he was murdered. There was talk that a spurned ex-girlfriend was seen with a gun moments after the shooting, but witnesses were afraid to come forward.”(McKinley Jr., Southall and Baker 1) The woman Maldonado had an affair with comes from a drug selling family, who parents was involved in a drug ring, raised the woman and her two brothers around drugs and guns.“His main problem was that he didn’t know how to leave the females alone,” said Alexis Robinson, a close friend. Shortly before their son’s first birthday, Ms. Jordan learned of the affair. She gave Mr. Maldonado an ultimatum, and he broke off his relationship with the woman in the Melrose Houses, repudiating her in front of her friends, Mr. Maldonado’s relatives said. Twice in early July, the woman accosted Mr. Maldonado on the corner where he sold drugs and threatened to kill Ms. Jordan, according to …show more content…
People will be affected because without any witnesses coming forward towards any crime related event,more killings or crime related events won’t have an resolution. “The killing of Mr. Maldonado was at least the 13th murder since 2010 in the Melrose Houses and the neighboring Jackson Houses, several of them stemming from gang conflict, the police said. Just six of the murders have been solved, and three of those were closed only after federal investigators stepped in and brought a racketeering case.Federal investigations have been a potent, if painstakingly slow, alternative for local authorities trying to crack down on gang violence, especially in public housing. The sweeps often ensnare people who can be pressured to share information about other crimes. Sentences in the federal system are much heavier, especially for drug-related offenses, providing a powerful incentive for a defendant to cooperate with the authorities, and the federal rules of evidence can make it easier to prove the existence of a criminal enterprise, prosecutors said.But such investigations take years, so justice, when it does come, is often delayed, and the violence is often long-forgotten by all but those closest to the victim.”(McKinley Jr., Southall and Baker 5) Maldonado now leaves his girlfriend,child and family behind, because of this gloomy event. This event is important to others because it also affects their own criminal case. It can cause

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