The Evening Whirl: St. Louis’ Crime Chime – Weekly Whirlwind of Woes: Ferguson Funeral Home Shooting: Deangelo Taylor Charged in Tragic Incident
“Shots at the Service”
In the city where the pain runs deep,
Where the streets don’t rest, and the shadows creep.
The Ferguson Funeral Home Shooting broke the peace,
Turning grief into chaos that wouldn’t cease.
Cotten-Branch, where the tears should flow,
But the Glock had a switch, made the grief explode.
Deangelo stepped in, young and wild,
With a weapon in his pocket, fully auto-styled.
Mourning for Steffon, a life cut short,
But the streets don’t care, they bring their sport.
Pointed the piece, made the crowd disperse,
A sacred goodbye turned into a curse.
Cops on the scene, they moved in fast,
Deangelo ran, but he couldn’t outlast.
Dropped the Glock, it hit the floor,
Modified steel screaming “no more.”
Chief Doyle said, “This ain’t the end,”
The streets keep talking, the truth will bend.
Jennings to Ferguson, the cycle spins,
Another young soul lost to the sins.
So if you hear the shots, don’t just stand,
Call the number, lend a hand.
314, the line’s alive,
Maybe next time, someone survives.
This story is an update from: The Evening Whirl: St. Louis Crime Hits Home: Tragedy Strikes Ferguson Funeral Service of Steffon Marmon
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