Drama unfolded at a baby shower in Brooklyn this weekend. The baby shower was held for the wife of Jamie Hector, a star of the HBO crime series "The Wire" Sunday, killing one teen, Linton Williams, 17, and wounding two men, Andrew Filson and Walter Parker. Gunmen reportedly unloaded nearly 50 bullets outside the party and then tried to finish off one of the wounded men, Andrew Filson, outside Downstate Medical Center. He was then put into an ambulance and taken to Kings County Hospital where he is in critical condition yesterday. Parker was shot in the leg and is reportedly in stable condition at Brookdale University Hospital.
Police and paramedics raced to E. 93rd St. in East Flatbush about 1:20 a.m. Cops found evidence of a running gun battle with at least 46 shell casings dotting about half the block beginning at Avenue B. Two guns were recovered, but no suspects were arrested after the violence that spilled out from the party. Source: NY Daily News
Hector is a Brooklyn native and also starred in the television shows "Heroes," "Jericho" and "The Game." He was said to have been at the shower for some time, but it is unclear whether or not he was present when the bullets started flying. This is a shame and I hope the gunmen will be caught.
A true gospel legend has departed this life. Rev. Timothy Wright, Grammy-nominated gospel singer and composer has died at age 61. You will recall that he was seriously injured in a car crash that killed his wife, Betty Wright, 58, and grandson, D. J. Wright, 14, last July. The driver of the wrong-way car, John Pick, also was killed, while a passenger in a third car was injured. The Wrights were returning from a Church of God in Christ conference in Detroit.
Timothy Wright was the pastor at Grace Tabernacle Christian Center Church of God in Christ, located in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. He released more than a dozen gospel recordings, writing many of the songs. His latest album, "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus," which was released in 2007.
His record "Come Thou Almighty King," with the New York Fellowship Mass Choir, was released in 1994 and made the Billboard Top 20 charts for gospel albums. It was nominated for a Grammy for best traditional soul gospel album.
The latest album, "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus," features the New York Fellowship Mass Choir. The title track, written by Wright and his wife and recorded live at a Church of God in Christ convocation. The song expresses the plight of a woman displaced during Hurricane Katrina: She encourages herself and others by calling the name of Jesus. Hurricane Katrina remains a black mark on American history.
We have lost a true legend and may his soul rest in peace as he joins his beautiful wife.
Drama unfolded at a baby shower in Brooklyn this weekend. The baby shower was held for the wife of Jamie Hector, a star of the HBO crime series "The Wire" Sunday, killing one teen, Linton Williams, 17, and wounding two men, Andrew Filson and Walter Parker. Gunmen reportedly unloaded nearly 50 bullets outside the party and then tried to finish off one of the wounded men, Andrew Filson, outside Downstate Medical Center. He was then put into an ambulance and taken to Kings County Hospital where he is in critical condition yesterday. Parker was shot in the leg and is reportedly in stable condition at Brookdale University Hospital. 