St. Louis CofCC Blog

But it turns out a gunshot will.

The deed took place on Potomac and Spring in south city. The suspect is described like many of this city’s usual suspects are described (and actually are), a black man between 17 and 20. The victim’s family thinks that gang initiation was the motive.

Alderwoman Jennifer Florida blames area landlords for renting to criminals (as if a landlord is supposed to be a clairvoyant), and wants them to do criminal background checks on perspective renters. If they actually did that, Jen, the NAACP/Urban League/EEOC/DOJ/city black aldermen would have a fit. And, in this case, the suspect may not actually have been the contractual tenant of the domicile in which he lived.

The only slight silver lining to this cloud is that the perp shot a USPS letter carrier, which means the criminal proceedings will be in Federal court. If it were in state court in St. Louis City, the jury would probably be majority black, and the chances of race nullification would be high. Even though the Federal courthouse is also downtown, the jury pool can come from anywhere in eastern Missouri, meaning a whiter jury, i.e. a jury far more likely to consider actual evidence.

UPDATE 4/16:

The suspect is Adrian Mabry, 23, who lives near the scene of the shooting. His grandmother told the TV news yesterday that her grandson was a diagnosed schizophrenic and was off his meds. This probably means he lived with his grandmother, and it is highly unlikely that she was a convicted felon, so Alderwoman Florida’s proposal would have done no good. Mr. Mabry himself may not have a rap sheet. Still no word on motive, but since 23 is way over the hill for gang recruits, I doubt that the victim’s family’s theory is correct.

ANOTHER UPDATE, 4/16:

Mr. Mabry’s grandmother turned him in. He stole the gun used in the crime from said grandmother, because she works as an armed security guard. Which proves that she cannot be a convicted felon. He also moved to St. Louis and in with his grandmother from Chicago awhile back.