Does anyone have any more info about that incident at Lorain and Fulton? I kind of want someone to tell me that the guy who got stabbed was a criminal himself; otherwise this is pretty disturbing.

No info on the perp or victim other than what's on cleveland.com - but it happened around 3am. I don't think the area itself is necessarily dangerous - there could be a number of reasons this happened (drug deal gone bad, jealous spouse/girlfriend, road rage, family dispute, etc.).

 

http://www.cleveland.com/crime/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/iscri/1149420785289000.xml&coll=2

I always love the "drug deal gone bad" line. That's suggesting the drug deal was somehow good at the outset!  :speech: I'll shut up now (yeah right)

Depends on the drug.

$2.75 million is poured into war on gangs

 

Wednesday, June 07, 2006

Mike Tobin

Plain Dealer Reporter

 

Greater Cleveland will get $2.75 million from the Justice Department to help fight street gangs, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday during a visit to the area.

Many were wondering about the homicide stats as of late. As of June 7, 2006 here's what we have on record:

 

downtown (including the flats and midtown upto e. 55th):

 

center rd @ riverbelt (stonebridge) - local rapper shot

sycamore st @ main avenue - end of may, a swimmer attempted to cross the river and drowned doing so

w. 10 @ old river rd. - east bank of the flats

w. 25 @ division - (5-21-06), happened in the CMHA on west bank of flats

e. 34 @ broadway - industrial valley - bar brawl (5-6-06)

e. 40 @ community college avenue (5-3-06)

e. 40 between s. marginal and lakeside - goodrich-kirtland park

e. 55 @ st. claire - goodrich-kirtland park

e. 55 @ lake erie - body pulled from lake erie

 

west side:

 

w. 25 @ franklin (unconfirmed the week of 5-24-06)

w. 28 @ shoreway rt. 2 (5-9-06), woman killed crossing road, may be ruled accident, not sure yet

w. 38 @ lbetween fulton and lorain (6-3-06, victim beaten to death by 7 ppl)

w. 73 @ between lorain and clark (6-1-06, shooting)

w. 56 @ storer (6-2-06, outside of helen's tavern)

w. 85 @ madison -  cudell/detroit shoreway

w. 86 between madison and lorain - detroit shoreway

w. 90 between denison and clark - west blvd neighborhood

w. 90 @ clark - west blvd neighborhood/cudell

w. 105 @ lorain - west blvd neighborhood/cudell

w. 118 @ lorain - skip-and-run by a school bus driver

 

south-east side:

 

e. 54 @ fleet - south broadway (slavic village)

e. 57 @ fleet - south broadway (slavic village)

e. 65 @ woodland - skip-and-run (4-22-06)

e. 65 @ fleet - robber shot and killed (5-5-06)

e. 71 between bessemer and union - north broadway

e. 93 @ union - kinsman/union-miles park

e. 93 @ kinsman (actual street was fuller avenue) (5-21-06)

e. 93 @ kinsman (unconfirmed the week of 5-24-06)

e. 102 @ buckeye - hit-and-run, 15 yr old in stolen car dies

e. 112 @ union - mt. pleasant

e. 116 @ miles - corlett/union-miles park

e. 116 @ griffing (near buckeye)

e. 135 @ abell ave (5-2-06)

e. 142 @ harvard - corlett

e. 146 @ harvard (6-2-06, stabbing, 17 year old killed))

e. 153 @ bartlett - fight breaks out and drive-by shooting occurs

e. ??? @ miles - 2 shot, 1 dies (he was from maple hts.)

 

north-east side:

 

e. 60 between st. clair and superior (5-11-06, woman found dead)

e. 89 @ chester (6-3-06)

e. 105 @ wade park (1/4 children die in fire)

e. 105 @ wade park (2/4 children die in fire)

e. 105 @ wade park (3/4 children die in fire)

e. 105 @ wade park (4/4 children die in fire)

e. 105 @ i-90 (1/3 people shot) - (1-31-06)

e. 105 @ i-90 (2/3 people shot) ??? unconfirmed - (1-31-06)

e. 105 @ i-90 (3/3 people shot) ??? unconfirmed - (1-31-06)

e. 107 @ st. clair (5-3-06)

e. 127 @ st. clair (1-31-06)

e. 177 @ villaview - body found

e. 185 @ chickasaw - woman killed, 4 others shot at bar (2/18/06)

 

50 homicides (46 confirmed, 4 unconfirmed) through June 7, 2006; this is a list that I compiled and does not include any homicides that may have happened that have not yet been reported to the media.

Thank God Chagrin Falls got some dough to fight those thugs and gang-bangers that are destroying there property values! wtf

^ The selection of Chagrin Falls is a curious one. I'm surprised a suburb like Euclid, Cleveland Heights or University Heights wasn't selected instead.

here is a google map that i put together based on this list.

 

http://www.geocities.com/urbanlife_777/map.htm

 

if anyone has a list of other crimes, let me know and i'll start adding some layers.

 

I agree that the amount of muders is out of control in our city.  As a resident, I worry about what really can be done to stop it.  Although Councilman Reed has been embarrasment, I think he is on the right track of proclaiming his anger with these "thugs" and comparing the need to respond as if they are terrorists.  Although numbers are high, we must remember that something like 95% of these are gang or drug related and concentrated in several key "hot" areas.  Beyond the Storer avenune murder (good citizen trying to have drug dealers move on), violent crime has been concentrated to drug/gang activity areas

  Did anyone see the news today about the gang problem in Cleveland?  The police department gang unit estimates 4000 gang members in Cleveland!!!  I guess THAT is why we got the federal money to fight the gang problem.  Anybody know what the gang problems are like in some of the other big cities in Ohio?  I would assume Cincinnati and Toledo may be up there with Ctown.

a couple homicides and other significant crimes over the weekend of 6-9 - 6-11 in and around Cleveland:

 

~ E. 133rd St. in East Cleveland on 6-8-06, male, gunshot.

~ A police car was stolen from the 200 block of St. Clair Ave.

~ Cleveland male ran into traffic on I-77 and got hit by a car and died, near the Copley Road exit in Akron.

~ East Buchtel Avenue man stabbed to death, in Akron.

~ 2 CPD officers were injured trying to arrest a suspect in a homicide case from a week earlier. This happened at E. 71st and Woodland.

~ Man shot and killed at Broadview/Mayview on the near west side on 6-10-06.

~ 8 year old was shot while a gun battle in 1000 block of E. 72nd St. was taking place. He is recovering in Rainbow Babies.

~ A house fire in the W. 70th and Clinton area claimed one life on 6-9-06. Fire officials have ruled out arson (for now!)

~ A W. 11th St. house in Tremont's neighborhood recently got raided by officials from several departments. They found 100's of chickens and other animals inhumanely caged up that were used for cockfighting. This story appeared in the 6-10 and 6-11 PD's Metro section if you would like more information.

http://www.cleveland.com/crime/images/guns0615.gif

The end is worst, the parents don't "appear" to have an issue with their son, but with the reporter....geez, what great examples and boy do they have their priorities together!

 

http://www.wkyc.com/video/player.aspx?aid=23446&sid=52623&bw=hi&cat=2

 

 

From today's PD:

 

 

Indicted gang called 'worst of the worst'

Officials link Dirty 30 to deaths of 2 boys

Friday, June 16, 2006

Gabriel Baird

Plain Dealer Reporter

 

The Dirty 30 gang terrorized Cleveland's Central neighborhood with a campaign of drugs and violence, its members daring anyone to stand up to them.

 

Thursday, federal and local authorities did.

 

U.S. Attorney Greg White's office indicted 28 suspected members of the gang that officials say is linked to the fatal shootings of two boys.

 

...

 

To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:

[email protected], 216-999-4141

 

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1150446696166640.xml&coll=2

 

^ That's great to see. And glad the feds are involved. Need the manpower.

 

But why would the PD want the gang's rap recordings? The last thing these guys need is to have their publicized and glamourized, and their crime spree memorialized. At Sun, I've come across this kind of "crime momento" stuff before, and I just don't see the need to give it any limelight. That's just what these losers want.

^ That's great to see. And glad the feds are involved. Need the manpower.

 

But why would the PD want the gang's rap recordings? The last thing these guys need is to have their publicized and glamorized, and their crime spree memorialized. At Sun, I've come across this kind of "crime moment" stuff before, and I just don't see the need to give it any limelight. That's just what these losers want.

 

sometimes these dummies record what crimes they have committed.  so the lyrics might be evidence the prosecuter can use against them.

 

remember the paintball idiots?

Still, that's for the courts to deal with, not the media, IMHO. Publicizing it may boost a media outet's ratings/readership, but I think some things are more important than that to the community. Just report what's going on without giving some punks some musical air time that might encourage others to follow suit.

Can anyone tell me about the amount and types of crime in Ohio City? I still have 10 months left on my lease in Lakewood, but I love the neighborhood. Tremont still is a little too sketchy to me, but OC seems to be right on the cusp.... What can I say, I grew up in the suburbs!

^ you should sign up for the safety updates that ocnw.org sends out.  there is also some discussion on tremonter.com.

 

from my personal experiences, as well as others i have spoken with that live in both areas, there is more crime in ohio city (of all sorts) due to it's size and accessibility.  the crime also seems to be more person oriented and more violent in nature.  some will disagree, and i'm not down on OC, i like OC.  however, the crime in tremont is more property related (car break ins, etc.). 

 

ask the police for some police reports for specific times and you can judge for yourself. 

jamiec,

 

Ohio City is as urban as Cleveland gets, so you will always have crime present in the city proper, no matter how gentrified or rehabbed the neighborhood becomes. I have several friends in OC and almost bought a house last week on Clinton Avenue in OC and spent many weeks researching the crime situation in Ohio City and Tremont. As urbanlife stated above, OC has more crime only because it's a larger neighborhood and covers more area overall. Tremont is sort of tucked away near the Industrial Valley and bordered by several interstates, giving it somewhat of a shield to crime.

 

I would be comfortable living in either or neighborhood as long as it's within my personally designated safe areas - my own conclusions that I have drawn for both 'hoods. For Ohio City, anything north of Lorain and south of W. 52nd is okay in my books. The further north and the further east you go, the safer you are. Franklin, Clinton, Bridge, Fulton, and Vine are the streets where most (but not all) the new development is going on at. You will find more young urban professionals along those streets - gentrified areas have lowest crimes. South of Lorain (SoLo) is what I consider the cutoff line for being "safe". The only part of OC SoLo that I would not have a problem living in is the low W. 30's near Chatham. As for Tremont, it's real simple: stick to north of I-490 and east of I-90. That's the true heart of Tremont and the area with the least amount of crime.

Good posts and info, thanks! It sort of sounds like I'll be staying on the "Gold Coast," lol. I'll probably check those police reports out though. It's such an interesting neighborhood. I love OC. I'm thinking that if I'll appreciate it more if I don't live right in the midst of it. Right now I can take get on at the crappy Rapid station on W. 117 and land in OC's beautiful green station and be in another world. And then I can run to the West Side Market to buy a piece of cake, hahaha.

 

I lived for three months in the West Village in 2004, so I'm not a stranger to urban environments. I never saw any crime that was out of the ordinary, though, ie., assaults, car thefts, robberies, etc. I did get harrassed by a crackhead on a subway going to the Cloisters and chased through Washington Square Park by a homeless person in a motorized wheelchair in the middle of the night. But, on the whole, I have never felt as safe as I did living in New York. I think it was because there were so many people around and most of the streets I stayed on were well lit at night, etc. I probably wouldn't walk through Wash. Sq. Park at midnight by myself again, though. Haha!

 

 

You are very right that as much as NYC is the "big city", it's much tamer (at least outside of the worst areas) than much of Cleveland is.  Not having a car or street-level apartment windows to be broken into helps it feel safe too.

From the 7/1/06 PD:

 

 

Call goes out for anti-gang proposals

Input sought on spending $2.5 million federal grant

Saturday, July 01, 2006

Mike Tobin

Plain Dealer Reporter

 

U.S. Attorney Greg White has $1.5 million to spend in select Cleveland neighborhoods to keep people from joining gangs and he is looking for ideas on how to use it.

 

"This is a chance for nonprofits and other groups to come together and address the gang issue," White said. "This is Cleveland's best chance in a long time to have a meaningful impact on the future."

 

...

 

To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:

[email protected], 216-999-4128

 

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1151742696190420.xml&coll=2

 

From the 7/5/06 PD:

 

 

Police to study closing districts

Cleveland officers' report due Sept. 1

Wednesday, July 05, 2006

Gabriel Baird and Susan Vinella

Plain Dealer Reporters

 

Cleveland police are considering closing one or more of their six district stations.

 

Chief Michael McGrath has told members of his command staff to examine whether police could operate with as few as three districts. McGrath gave the committee of seven officers a deadline of Sept. 1 to come up with a recommendation he can take to city Safety Director Martin Flask.

 

"We're doing an assessment of the Division of Police to see if we can streamline it to provide a better service to the residents," McGrath said.

 

...

 

To reach these Plain Dealer reporters:

[email protected], 216-999-4141

[email protected], 216-999-5010

 

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1152088330238080.xml&coll=2

 

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland might be the most well prepared city in the country to face a certain kind of terrorist threat.

"We live in a time of uncertainty," Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson said. "There's fear of things happening all around us."

 

But when there's another threat of possible bio-terrorism here, Cleveland will be more ready with the first of its kind laboratory on wheels.

 

...

 

© 2006

 

WKYC-TV

 

 

Police using computers to track crime trends in Cleveland, react

Monday, July 24, 2006

John P. Coyne

Plain Dealer Reporter

 

Cleveland has added a new tool to its crime-fighting arsenal - a computer-driven, crime-analysis program that gives commanders nearly instant information on neighborhood offenses.

 

Called CitiStat, it is an offshoot of a program started in New York City in the 1990s to reduce that city's violence. Officials there credit the program with helping cut serious crime by 27 percent in two years.

 

...

 

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/115372986777640.xml&coll=2

 

I'm so glad they are implementing CitiStat here.  I've been hearing for years that it worked wonders in NY, and have been waiting for CPD to pick it up.

^i'm pretty sure cleveland has been using citistat internally for at least 2 years.  there may be changes in how it is monitored or how staffing is changed in response to trends, or maybe they are now requiring the entering of information, etc. 

 

i would like them to make this available to the public though.  it seems this is a perfect application for some of the onecommunity bandwidth.  as it stands now, the police dept web page is basically 1 static web page. 

 

EDIT:  I found some information from Feb 2005 State of City Address,

http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/mayor/stateofthecity/stateofcity2005finalvesion.htm

 

"We are doing all of this with a smaller and more efficient government. Indeed, the budget I proposed for 2005 is $3.6 million less than the city spent in 2001. We will have nearly 700 fewer employees, yet I still expect—and you still deserve—excellent city services. This month Cleveland embarked on the CITISTAT method of performance-based accountability. Beginning with the departments of Public Safety, Parks, and Building and Housing, we will measure our performance and use these measures to improve. Already we proved that what is measured matters with the focus on police overtime that resulted in a savings of $4.7 million in 2004. Cleveland Citistat will help us to focus our resources wisely so that we can invest in development. Thank you Cleveland Foundation for your start-up grant! "

wow.  from today's PD.  what's up with Lorain / Fulton area?  this area seems to have quite a few problems.  is it just the easy access to the neighborhood?  the residents? 

 

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/114940999598790.xml&coll=2

 

Law and Order

Sunday, June 04, 2006

Donna J. Miller and Steve Luttner

Plain Dealer Reporters

In less than 48 hours, four men and a teenage boy were killed in unrelated homicides in Cleveland.

 

A 48-year-old man died at Huron Hospital on Saturday after he was shot in a driveway in the 1900 block of East 89th Street. Police did not disclose the man's name because relatives had not yet been contacted.

 

...

 

Anyone with information on any of the homicides is asked to call detectives at 216-623-5464.

 

To reach these Plain Dealer

 

reporters:

 

[email protected], 216-999-4852

 

[email protected], 1-800-628-6689

 

 

 

Dawud was my brother; he was coming home from a nightclub, giving a girl a ride home as a favor to a friend (her ride was too drunk to drive).  We still don't know what happened exactly and who did this, but we're hoping something happens soon.  If ANYone has any idea or knows anyone who may have been at the Bounce nightclub that night, please have them contact the family or detectives.  We have a website up for him at http://www.geocities.com/findhiskiller .  I do searches on a weekly basis and this forum came up with my brother's name in it.  Until now, I had no idea of the pain caused by a violent, senseless death of a close relative (my brother had been living with me for about 3 months before this happened).  Please, the next time you read a 'quick blurb' or paragraph in the PD or see one on the news, take a moment and say a prayer for the family; this could happen to any one of you .. I know, because it happened to me and to my family.

Does anyone have any more info about that incident at Lorain and Fulton? I kind of want someone to tell me that the guy who got stabbed was a criminal himself; otherwise this is pretty disturbing.

 

Although my brother had a criminal record from something he did a long time ago, he was not a criminal.  He worked, took care of his children, helped his friends and family...he was not perfect, but neither are any of the rest of us.  You're right; it IS disturbing; this happened at an open, public, busy (even at that time of morning) intersection.  More disturbing is the fact that no one is coming forward to report what they saw, other than the people who tried to help him when he was able to drive a couple of blocks down Fulton Road before he had to pull over.  I might understand not being able or unwilling to help when the attack happened, but ... the world has become a very uncaring place and it's sad and frustrating.

jewel33, it's unfortunate that your first posts to the forum have to be under such terrible circumstances. Hopefully your brother's case is solved quickly and his killer brought to justice.

From the 8/2/06 PD:

 

 

Mt. Pleasant to battle crime with Weed and Seed

Neighborhood wins federal program

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

Gabriel Baird

Plain Dealer Reporter

 

Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed is getting some help fighting the criminals he calls "urban terrorists" who sell dope and make his community one of the most violent in the city.

 

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday designated the Mount Pleasant neighborhood, most of which is in Reed's Ward 3, as a Weed and Seed site.

 

...

 

To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:

[email protected], 216-999-4141

 

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1154507582240550.xml&coll=2

 

From the 8/3/06 PD:

 

 

Cleveland officials mum on racial profiling report

Professors investigated traffic stops

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Gabriel Baird and Susan Vinella

Plain Dealer Reporter

 

Cleveland officials are keeping secret a racial profiling expert's $105,000 report on police traffic stops in the city.

 

Professors from the University of Cincinnati's Division of Criminal Justice made a 90-minute presentation to Mayor Frank Jackson and police command staff Wednesday afternoon on the nearly 200-page report analyzing traffic-stop data.

 

...

 

To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:

[email protected], 216-999-4141

 

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1154593947281930.xml&coll=2

 

From the 8/4/06 PD:

 

 

City police stop blacks more often, study says

Professors' research shows race differences, can't say if officers used racial profiling

Friday, August 04, 2006

Susan Vinella and Olivera Perkins

Plain Dealer Reporter

 

Black drivers are more likely to have their cars searched during a traffic stop in Cleveland than white drivers, says a study the city released Thursday.

 

Black motorists also were more likely than white drivers to be stopped by police for traffic violations in six of nine areas of the city where researchers observed drivers, the study found.

 

...

 

To reach these Plain Dealer reporters:

[email protected], 216-999-5010

[email protected], 216-999-4868

 

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1154680321161840.xml&coll=2

 

From the 8/5/06 PD:

 

 

Police balked at study, researchers say

Saturday, August 05, 2006

Susan Vinella and Gabriel Baird

Plain Dealer Reporters

 

A study requested by the city of Cleveland in 2003 to examine how police handle traffic stops was almost scrapped because officers failed to document information correctly and protested that the information could be used against them.

 

When the study finally was completed last month, it didn't accomplish what it set out to do because it appears officers didn't follow instructions from researchers and the police chief.

 

...

 

To reach these Plain Dealer reporters:

[email protected], 216-999-5010

[email protected]

 

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1154766749187550.xml&coll=2

 

from the PD 8/18/06

 

Man, woman shot to death on West Side

Friday, August 18, 2006

A man and a woman were fatally shot in the same building on Cleveland's West Side on Thursday evening, police said.

 

The woman was a resident of a condominium at the corner of West 75th Street and Detroit Avenue. The bodies were found in different areas of the building.

 

...

"not accustomed to"????  What the heck?  That neighborhood has been going down hill FAST over the past five years.  Talk to any police officer and they will tell you that the Madison Madhouse gang has taken over that neighborhood and the city has turned a blind eye to the problem.  You can go down Detroit and Madision between 70th and 90th and easily buy drugs, guns, or hookers.  The neighbors have been complaining for quite some time. 

 

I really hope the city cracks down hard against this or it will completely destroy the chances for the new projects taking place around there (Gordon Square, Battery Park, etc). 

at least they caught the guy..

 

The Plain Dealer

Suspect held in double slaying

 

 

9:54 a.m.

 

A 29-year-old Cleveland man is in City Jail this morning on suspicion of having fatally shot a neighbor who complained about his music being too loud, then shooting to death a 51-year-old maintenance man.

 

...

 

www.cleveland.com

I hate to say it, but I agree with lewarctj, at least that the area has been known for crime. However, as the areas east of the Detroit Ave./Lake Ave. intersection have gentrified, the criminal element has steadily moved west in the West 70s, 80s and 90s along Detroit, Madison and Lorain.

I agree that there is definitely some crime in that area, but I agree with Zone that it is not normal to have 4 homicides in one week.

I really hope the city cracks down hard against this or it will completely destroy the chances for the new projects taking place around there (Gordon Square, Battery Park, etc). 

 

Give me a break!  Why would this "destroy" thse new projects?  more doom and gloom...

 

As more and more people repopulate the city, the crime moves further and further away from populated active areas.

"Give me a break!  Why would this "destroy" thse new projects?  more doom and gloom..."

 

Not necessarily, but let's be honest - they certainly could end up on the scrap heap if the area doesn't get cleaned up. The offerings at Battery Park are around $250K-$300K - and the people who CAN make the choice to invest in that area aren't going to want to spend their first six months cocooned in their new homes b!tching to their councilman about the nightly gunfire. It's just as easy for them to buy at Rockport Square or in tamer areas of Ohio City and Tremont (or in further out 'burbs). 4 homicides in one week isn't a matter of "perception" or boring white people being scaredy-cats, that's 4 homicides all within a week in one specific area in desperate need of investment.

The Plain Dealer

Homicide victim was CSU professor and renowned photographer

 

 

11:30 a.m.

 

The victims of last night's double homicide at an apartment building on Cleveland's West Side include a world-renowned photographer who had taught art at Cleveland State University for 24 years.

 

Masumi Hayashi, 60, has won a Cleveland Arts Prize, three Ohio Arts Council awards and a Fulbright fellowship. Her work has been shown in New York, Los Angeles, London and Tokyo.

 

...

 

For more information on crime statistics in the First District and throughout Cleveland go to: http://www.cleveland.com/pdgraphics/interactive/crime/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The mood at Spaces right now is quite down...

 

Correct me if I'm wrong, but the scariest parts of that area are south of Detroit.  It seems very tame to the north.

Dear god... what a tragic loss. I've admired her work for quite some time... RIP :-(

 

http://www.masumimuseum.com/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

^ i know!  she had some amazing work.  it makes me so sick and angry.  if the creative class is supposed to save cleveland, then maybe we ought to invest in the neighborhoods they live in

 

this is in the "new hip area" Gordon Square, its not like its in the forgotten corners of cleveland

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but the scariest parts of that area are south of Detroit.  It seems very tame to the north."

 

Not quite - generally the area south of the rapid lines and west of the Lake/Detroit intersection gets sketchy:

 

Masumi was not only incredibly talented; she was also a really warm, wonderful person. I got an opportunity to work with her on a project where a bunch of local photographers were teaching Lincoln West high school students how to document their lives at school. She was great.

 

I agree that we need to better invest in our neighborhoods, but not just on behalf of the Creative Class; I think all Cleveland's citizens deserve better than this. I'm sure the maintenance worker will be missed as well. So terrible to hear about stories like this, particularly in neighborhoods that seem like they're on the verge of something great. Such a tragedy.

An update regarding the shooting ... the second victim, previously described as a maintenance worker, was actually another artist, a sculptor and painter by the name of John Jackson. A sample of his work, as well as a short bio are available at http://www.clevelandart.org/exhibcef/neo/html/7856693.html.

 

Homicide victim was CSU professor and renowned photographer

By Gabriel Baird, [email protected]

(Cleveland) Plain Dealer

August 18, 2006

 

One of the victims of last night's double homicide at an apartment building on Cleveland's West Side was a world-renowned photographer who had taught art at Cleveland State University for 24 years.

 

Masumi Hayashi, 60, has won a Cleveland Arts Prize, three Ohio Arts Council awards and a Fulbright fellowship. Her work has been shown in New York, Los Angeles, London and Tokyo ...

 

... More at http://www.cleveland.com/newslogs/plaindealer/index.ssf?/mtlogs/cleve_plaindealer/archives/2006_08.html#173519