Dennis Edwards, owner of Edwards Original Corner Market and Deli, was tragically shot to death today in his KCK grocery store.
Here's a great profile on his work:
Dennis Edwards keeps his family's grocery store alive in KCK
A glimpse at coverage of today's tragedy:
2 dead after KCK officer-involved shooting; suspect in custody
2 dead, suspect in custody after standoff in Kansas City, Kansas
Fox4: Popular KCK deli owner among 2 killed in shooting, standoff
Developing . . .
KCK is becoming an even worse wasteland. Sad.
ReplyDeleteWhy ever would a white guy put a market in the Hood?? Makes no sense!!
ReplyDelete^^^^ Dumb, you obviously never helped or wanted to be involved in your community. That's why you spend all your time trolling a blog. Weird?
ReplyDeleteSad.
Pray for the family.
ReplyDeleteAnother good white man gunned down by the koloreds for no reason
ReplyDelete^^^ Wrong.
ReplyDeleteMeth is a hell of a drug.
It's hard to believe that anyone still questions why businesses have no interest in "investing" in an urban core.
ReplyDeleteFirst they have to deal with the incompetence of the city regulating agencies.
Then there'll be the shakedown by the usual suspects.
Insurance and security costs are far more than in other locations.
Employee safety becomes a critical issue.
And then there's always the shoplifting, crime, and even violence.
Looks like the creation of another "food desert".
A real tragedy for someone who was contributing to the community.
Condolences to his family and many many friends.
That is mot really the hood. White / Mexican working class, actually a decent urban area.
ReplyDeleteYou're going to have a hard time making a case that ranks a 70 on violent crime (national average is 22. For perspective, this is even HIGHER than Camden, NJ, which is regarded as the most dangerous city in America) and where two people were shot is not the hood and a decent urban area. You expect violent crime to happen because you're used to reading about it that you wouldn't know what to do if you lived in an actually safe town
ReplyDelete