This rebuilt/renewed shrine is at one of the two memorial sites in the 3900 block of S. Capitol St. SE, Washington, DC.
The marker on the huge toy bear indicates it is for "Big D," possibly. No other information available.
This shrine must have been erected just the day I photographed it - it had been raining hard for the four previous days. It has a magic marker on a string attached so passersby can write their comments. There are also a few small remnants of the previous shrine on the site on the ground- champagne bottle tops, a tiny weathered toy bear, etc.
One of the written mementoes:
"Ground Zero
Life
Love
My Dude"
Seems exactly at the heart of the matter.
Update: May 14, 2009.
This shrine has been moved across the street from the tree where it was previously. I asked the man sitting by it, John, about this. He did not know for sure, but thought he owners of the auto parts store across the street wanted it taken down, so the slain man's friends placed it by the side of this gas station. John thought the killing had something to do with a carjacking.
I have found no infomation on this murder online.
Update January 7, 2010
This shrine has been regularly renewed - it is now on its second site. It seems to be for "Mike-Mike" I have been able to get no other information on its origin.
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The teddy bear memorial at 3900 Capitol St SE was for Mike-Mike (Michol Brown) a wonder loving 24 year old man shot and killed during a robbery on December 3, 2007. He is dearly loved and missed terribly.
A Washington Post article on the case is online at: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/crime-scene/the-district/dc-men-found-guilty-of-murder.html
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