Comments on: 14-year-old Deshun Taylor shot on Fairfield Avenue (UPDATED)

By: doodie

doodie — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 19:53:23 +0000

MANE THIS WAS ALMOST 3 YEARS AGO WEN I LOST MY BROTHER I LOVE U NORTH MAY U R.I.P N MISS U ALOT LOVE U BRA KEEP WATCHING OVER US N DA FAM

By: Saudah

Saudah — Sun, 15 May 2011 00:06:03 +0000

I just wanna say RIP LIL NORTH.. you was my big brother ” Jamal ” bf yall did everything together… everybody in cashfield and the whole 9 yards miss you you just gotta forgive but never forget… RIP DESHUN NORTH TAYLOR…

By: kierra bryant

kierra bryant — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:23:11 +0000

I MISS YU G-BABY EVERBODY MISS YU BUT ALL WE CAN SAY IS YU MIGHT BE GONE BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN… (=

By: DYSHAWN SIMPSON

DYSHAWN SIMPSON — Tue, 04 May 2010 17:12:24 +0000

I MISS NORTH HE WAS A FUN PERSON 2 HANG AROUND. AFTER SCHOOL AT THE BOYS AN GIRLS CLUB.WE ALL WILL MISS U NORTH R.I.P OLD FRIEND

By: Dawn Rucker

Dawn Rucker — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:55:51 +0000

I think that the police should patrol our areas a little better. Get out their cars on a regular a be on foot. The really can’t see anything in their cars. Or alot more people will be hurt. Our streets are unsafe.

By: TYBABY

TYBABY — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:20:03 +0000

hey everyone this is his younger sister and thank you all for your sympathy he has gone on to better place..even though they didnt mean to they to took my bestfriend away from me…it seems just yesterday we was walkin and playin going to the store…he smiled so much nobody would ever know how much i miss him…

By: cequan mcquinn

cequan mcquinn — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:35:57 +0000

mane i dont know wat 2 say north was da coolest person youve can ever meet rip north

By: Church Hill People’s News » shooter gets 9 years - Richmond, Virginia

Church Hill People’s News » shooter gets 9 years - Richmond, Virginia — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:14:04 +0000

[...] Young pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 9 years in jail for being one of the shooters in the June 11 killing of Deshun Taylor. Posted by john_m at 3:13PM under RVANews-news, [...]

By: LIL D

LIL D — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:32:53 +0000

MAN LIL NORTH THAT WASNT EVEN SUPPOSED TO HAPEN TO YOU.THE WHOLE CASHFIELD MISS YOU SO MUCH DOGG. YOU AINT NEVER GONNA BE FORGOTTEN

By: Church Hill People’s News » 2008 East End homicides are magnificently lower - Richmond, Virginia

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:24:02 +0000

[...] MURDER/NON-NEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER 2200 FAIRFIELD AVE CLEARED BY ARREST 14-year-old Deshun Taylor shot on Fairfield Avenue (UPDATED) (CHPN [...]

By: rochelle

rochelle — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:48:57 +0000

you will be missed i hate the fact that you have gone and left us. why people just got to get shot and people dont do nothing about it.

By: monay

monay — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:45:52 +0000

We all will miss u NORTH bless u n your family!

By: keyetta sharpe

keyetta sharpe — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:30:08 +0000

i miss my cuzin

By: Jamonte

Jamonte — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:18:16 +0000

All I Can Say Is R.I.P. Lil DeShun Taylor this song go to DeShun 2 Of Plies New Songs Are ”1 Day” An The Other One Is ”Some Body Loves You Baby” God Rest DeShun Soul

By: Jamonte

Jamonte — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:16:40 +0000

All I Can Say Is R.I.P. Lil DeShun Taylor this song go to DeShun 2 Of Plies New Songs Are ”1 Day” An The Other One Is ”Some Body Loves You” Baby God Rest DeShun Soul

By: Jamonte

Jamonte — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:23:11 +0000

”North” will be alright. One Of DeShun sister went to my school fairfield court elementary her name is Jada

By: Jamonte

Jamonte — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:18:57 +0000

we love deshun to death I hope his family alright. deshun was a friend to my brother Javonte/tae tae deshun nick name was ”north” this message coming from Javonte’s lil brother Jamonte R.I.P. DeShun North Taylor

By: I’m Tired! `Written by CordieB « Looking in the Mirror

I’m Tired! `Written by CordieB « Looking in the Mirror — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:41:06 +0000

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By: Church Hill People’s News » a dose of reality - Richmond, Virginia

Church Hill People’s News » a dose of reality - Richmond, Virginia — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 01:57:52 +0000

[...] Cut Short: The story of Deshun Taylor, 1994-2008, Style Weekly looks at the details surrounding the June 11 shooting of Deshun Taylor: As Richmond continues to garner headlines for its dwindling murder rate and the success of [...]

By: ebonie

ebonie — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:33:10 +0000

that was my friend kenasia brother and when i found out i was crying and mad

By: gray

gray — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:27:25 +0000

Cheap guns and drugs find their way into the projects but not something like health care, jobs, and equal opportunity.

By: Cadeho

Cadeho — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 19:38:21 +0000

It really makes no sense. When the country’s forefathers came up with the 2nd Amendment, I wonder if they knew we’d have murderers all over the county? Why is everything resolved with a gun? I bet the fools have no feelings of remorse. It’s a shame neighbor killed neighbor.

I heard the band playing yesterday evening when I came home. It was a much welcomed sound than the noise that passes as music these days being blasted.

By: john_m

john_m — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:17:56 +0000

3 suspects held in Richmond teenager's slaying (RTD 6/14/08)

All three suspects in the Wednesday killing of an East End seventh-grade middle school student have been arrested, a crowd mourning the death of the slain boy learned last night.

By: Crystal

Crystal — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:55:56 +0000

I’m so very sad for this boys family. They have lost a very important person to them and I hope they are able to recover.

By: john_m

john_m — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:32:22 +0000

From the vigil this evening @ Fairfield:

By: Jackie

Jackie — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:48:02 +0000

During the ’06-’07 school year, I worked in a middle school where one of our 6th graders committed suicide. Whether or not you knew that child, you were touched by the loss and an emptiness that words describe. My thoughts and prayers go to you and your school.

By: john_m

john_m — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 16:51:22 +0000

2 men arrested in Richmond teen's killing (RTD 6/13/08)

Two men have been arrested, including one today in New York City, for the shooting death of 14-year-old Deshun Taylor in East Richmond on Wednesday. Richmond police said Andrew Carl Avery, a 23-year-old Church Hill resident, was arrested during a traffic stop early today in New York. [...] A second suspect, Antonio Lamont Morris, 19, of Shirleydale Avenue, was arrested yesterday in Richmond, but police did not reveal his arrest until today. [...] Police are still looking a third suspect, 18-year-old Jesse Andrew Young, of the 2200 block of Fairfield Avenue, for conspiracy to commit murder. Police said [Taylor] was not the intended target in the shooting, which resulted from an argument and exchange of gunshots by two groups of people.

By: john_m

john_m — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:40:49 +0000

Richmond teen is remembered fondly (RTD 6/13/08)

By: tiny

tiny — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:58:49 +0000

why

By: jones

jones — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:52:45 +0000

i agree is sad when u cant go outside of your home to ethier sit or play n front of the house.my name is shanta jones i had a fire on 28 st they moved me to creighton court i was so happy to moved here.now im scared for me and my children life.this young man lost his life he’s only 14 yrs old still a baby this could of been anyone of us.my prays go out to the family.

By: Cadeho

Cadeho — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:19:29 +0000

I was on my way home and came back by Fairfield Ave. I drive by that spot all the time if I’m going west on Fairfield and I turn at 21st. They had it blocked between 21st and 23rd and I saw the tv crews and roped-off area. This was about 4:30, so I had to wait until the 5 o’clock news to find out exactly what happened. A group of police on foot walked through the neighborhood and cars circled for hours. To think of of grief counsellors being at school on the last day is an awful way to begin the summer.

I thought I heard on the news tonight it was an argument. Why is it that every argument has to be settled by shooting someone? It’s always over something at the most extreme stupidity that can easily be shrugged off and laughable in the future. I’m sure someone knows whoever it was and they’ll be captured shortly.

I am more than ready to finally get rid of my neighbors in Fairfield Court. It’s time to break up the poverty concentration camps around the east end.

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:21:24 +0000

This is terrible.

By: gray

gray — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:42:07 +0000

I’m so sorry. Tomorrow is supposed to be a day of celebration…those poor kids….

By: john_m

john_m — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 02:08:24 +0000

Not by name, maybe by sight. Tomorrow is going to be a right effed up day at school.

By: gray

gray — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:54:00 +0000

This so sad and senseless. John, did you know this student?

By: john_m

john_m — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:49:16 +0000

Seventh grader killed in Richmond shooting (RTD 6/11/08)

A Mosby Middle School 7th grader died today after being shot in the 2200 block of Fairfield Avenue in Richmond. Deshun Taylor, 14, was enjoying a day away from school when he was shot shortly before 2 p.m.

By: john_m

john_m — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:29:42 +0000

Was school let out early today?

By: DJ

DJ — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:18:11 +0000

So unfortunate, thoughts and prayers to his family.

Was school let out early today?

By: Paul Hammond

Paul Hammond — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:39:38 +0000

John,

I know you have first had experience in the RPS. You see these kids every day. With the exception of myself, all my siblings have been teachers at one point or another. Please correct me if I am wrong.

The student was probably shot by someone he knows or lives nearby. Violent crime is rife in the projects and family life is a disaster. The kids that escape from this trap are the exception, not the rule.

Does any of this make this less tragic? No, it makes it worse.

Do we gain anything from avoiding the truth? This young man did not.

By: gray

gray — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:23:56 +0000

This is sad and my thoughts are with this child and his family.

I’m so angry with the gun lobby. Who is handing out guns like it’s bread to the people? It is warped and demented.

By: john_m

john_m — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:57:28 +0000

Do we know who the victim is yet?

His name hasn’t been publicly released (probably because of his age).

By: tiny

tiny — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:51:05 +0000

John, please let us know when you have an update on this. Do we know who the victim is yet?

On the second to last day of school. What a way to start summer. We must stop the violence.