Mr. Bajo, please extend my condolences to Abraham's family.  This is
senseless.  It seems to me that news of these type of murders in our
community is becoming more frequent and we need to address our plight as a
community.  This is not restricted to any one geographical location in the
US.  May his soul rest in peace.

Chi Jaama

Joe Sambou


>From: SULAYMAN BAJO <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: OBITUARY
>Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 22:57:26 -0700
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>   The owner of a Walnut Hills variety store on Lincoln
>Avenue was shot to death shortly after 7:30 p.m.
>Saturday, police said.
>
>         Cincinnati police were looking for a short
>male black suspect.
>
>         The victim was described by his business
>partner, Patrick Orikara, 32, of Nigeria, as a
>26-year-old immigrant from Gambia whom he knew only as
>Abraham.
>
>         Carlos Smith, 26, of Walnut Hills, said he and
>a group of friends, including the dead man's cousin,
>were standing across the street from the store when
>the attacker chased the owner into the store.
>
>         ?There was a bang and he came right back out,?
>said Mr. Smith, adding that the shooter ran east on
>Lincoln.
>
>         He and his friends had been in the store a few
>minutes earlier to buy sodas.
>
>         Mr. Orikara said he spoke to Abraham by phone
>about 3 p.m., who told him that a man was in the store
>demanding $50 that he claimed Mr. Orikara owed him.
>
>         Mr. Orikara said he told Abraham to pay the
>man and he would drop by and reimburse him about 8
>p.m. when he closed up his shop on McMillan Street.
>
>         He said Abraham moved to Cincinnati five
>months ago from New York City, where he had relatives,
>and opened the Lincoln Avenue shop.
>
>         He said Abraham was planning to go back to
>Gambia soon to get married and bring back his new
>wife. Before opening the shop, he sold clothes and CDs
>on the street.
>
>         ?He's a good guy. He don't owe nobody nothing.
>... He works 12 hours a day,? Mr. Orikara said.
>
>         To his friend's killer, he had this message:
>?Let him bring himself out. You can't just kill an
>innocent person and think you're going to get away
>with it.?
>
>         MJ's Variety, which sells CDs, incense, snacks
>and other items, is three doors from the King of Clubs
>bar at the corner of Gilbert and Lincoln, where an
>execution- style murder occurred April 15.
>
>         LaBrian Westmoreland, 20, was sitting at the
>bar when a man walked in and shot him multiple times.
>
>         Saturday's shooting was Cincinnati's 27th
>homicide this year. That compares with 14 at this time
>last year, when 61 victims marked a 14-year high.
>
>         Police ask that anyone with information call
>homicide at 352-3542 or Crime Stoppers at 352-3040.
>
>
>"Ebrima is from Kantora. His family is in town from
>New York.His body would send to New York either
>Tuesday or Wednesday,then proceed to Gambia." May God
>grant him Heaven.
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