Lex Street massacre

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The Lex Street massacre is the name, given by a

crack house in the 800 block of Lex Street in West Philadelphia. Seven of them died.[1]

Suspects

The

life sentences rather than the death penalty. Black is serving multiple life terms, and Veney was sentenced to 15 to 30 years in exchange for testifying against the other three suspects; he drove the suspects to the scene but did not actually involve himself in the shooting.[5]

Cause

Originally, police had thought the shooting was due to a drug

stick shift and blew out the clutch. After these issues, Porter went to Dawud Faruqi, who had traded a pistol for the Dodge Intrepid. Porter wanted his Dodge back, but refused to pay for the damaged clutch on the Corsica. Reportedly, Porter took his car back the next day with an extra set of keys. It was this bad car deal that led to the shooting on December 28.[6] Black told police that the night of the massacre was meant to gather or corral the victims, but when Dawud's mask fell off they began shooting to protect his identity.[citation needed
] In the end, seven were dead and three were injured.

2007 book

The mass shooting was explored in a 2007 book titled The Lex Street Massacre: The True Story of the Worst Mass Murder in Philadelphia History, by Antonne Jones. Jones took time studying and investigating the case to create his book, which includes interviews from judges, lawyers, and even from the men convicted. This non-fiction work goes through the suspense of the case, from the first wrongful convictions to the eventual imprisonment of the murderers. The book has interviews with Shihean Black, who mentions the effects that living in decaying projects of Philadelphia had on him, and led to his loss of respect for life and its value. This novel explores the causes, effects, and the importance of the massacre.

References

  1. ^ Rowan, Tommy. "18 years after 'Lex Street Massacre,' city's biggest mass killing is remembered". inquirer.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  2. South Philly Review
    . Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  3. ISBN 978-0-19-922683-2
  4. ^ https://www.thedp.com/article/2004/03/jury_returns_guilty_verdicts_in_lex_street_massacre#:~:text=Brothers%20plead%20guilty%20during%20sentencing,penalty%3B%20get%20life%20without%20parole&text=Khalid%20and%20Dawud%20Faruqi%20were,the%20%22Lex%20Street%20Massacre.
  5. ^ a b "New suspects arrested in famed West Philadelphia massacre". thedp.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.
  6. ^ Russ, Valerie. "'To hell and back' for Lex Street victim's mom". inquirer.com. Retrieved May 24, 2020.

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