Homicides 2010 2
Emilio Lopez, 18, a humble kid who loved Spanish cooking
When Nilsa Romero had her second son, Emilio, she was a stay-at-home mom for two years, which she was not able to do with her other two children. As a result, she and Emilio had an especially close relationship. “I would never say I have a favorite child, because as a mother you just don’t […]
Howard Williams, 22, Life of the Party
The first hot day of the season in 2010, Hoffman Street in Point Breeze was the scene of a water fight. Super soakers were blasting, and all the neighbors were outside hoping to beat the heat. “It was like everybody had turned on a fire hose,” Dianne Williams, the mother of Howard Williams, said. “Everybody […]
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