Several shrines to Maurice Antoine Smith, 33, and another victim "Joe Rock," 17, and perhaps others, are scattered over a leafy courtyard area in the Barry Farm housing project, adjacent to the 1200 block of Eaton Road SE, Washington, DC.
I am uncertain which shrines are for which murder victim, and the certainty of the victims' names at all. There are five shrines within clear sight of one another, and another one for "Chuck" just half a block away (see the next blog post), and two others, for Thomas Short (see above blog post) and William Lee Boney Jr. (see the post on this blog from July 23, 2009) no more than a block from this mass of memorials.
From DC police reports:
At approximately 2:07 am on Thursday, July 23, 2009, officers from the 7th District responded to the rear of the 1200 block of Eaton Road, SE, for the report of an unconscious person at that location. Upon arrival, officers located a male subject suffering from apparent multiple gunshot wounds. Personnel from the DC Fire and EMS responded to the scene, but were unable to find any signs consistent with life. That victim was subsequently transported to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for DC. He has been identified as 33-year-old Maurice Antoine Smith of the 3000 block of Stanton Road SE.
Numerous children were playing amidst these starkly visible signs of violence and carnage.
UPDATE: Shrines that are being maintained for "Joe Rock," who was killed in 2007 at the age of seventeen. Photographed January 18, 2010.
update for Maurice Smith - November 11, 2010
10 comments:
As I'm reading this my eyes are filled with tears because Maurice A. Smith was my brother and it hurts to know that I'll never see my brother again but most of all it hurts that all the people that put up the shrines, all the people that say that know and love my brother and all the people that saw what happened nobody "knows" who did it.
Maurice A. Smith gone but not forgotten
Thanks for your prayers
Sincerely,
Buttons
Moe was like a brother to me...It's still hard to believe that he is gone.....Not seeing that smile or laugh is painful....He left a host of people who truely loved him....R.I.P MOE...you earned your wings!
AS I THINK ABOUT U MOE. I THINK ABOUT ALL THE MEMORIES I SHARE WITH U. EVERYDAY I WAKE UP AND LOOK INTO YOUR DAUGHTER'S FACES AND ALL THAT COMES TO MIND IS YOU. YOU ARE TRULY MISS AND WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
YOURS ALWAYS,
KIMBERLY CLARK
QUEEN J
R.I.P MOE
HES TRULEY BEEN MISS,ILOVE U MOE!! U WILL NEVER BE 4GOTTEN WE HAD A BALLL CUZ!OVER JANICE HOUSE PUTN DAT SHIT IN DA AIR!!!!
QUEEN B
REST IN PEACE MOE ILY SO MUCH!
WRDS CNT EXPLAIN HOW WE FELT WEN U PAST ALL IKEPT SAYN WAS MOE DOE! NAW MANE YLL PLAYN,,NEVAH REALLY THOUGHT IT COULD BE U BUT DEN IT HIT ME ERYBODY GNNA PAST SUMDAY U WILL ALWAYS BE IN OUR HEARTS ILY!!
Moe was my big cousin and it hurted me so bad when someone took his life. I will nver forget the bond that me and Moe shared together, everytime when i was mad or upset and moe was around thats who i would run to because he make my troubles go away just by seeing his face or hearing his voice...He would hit me with his favorite line for me when something was wrong: "WHO DID IT TEE-TEE", and he knew when something was wrong with me. One thing for certain and two things for sure even though Moe is gone his family, friends, and love have not yet and never forget Maurice A. Smith.
♥Rest.In.Paradice We Love You!!!♥
Love Always,
Teyona
I'm reading these comment and they r heart felt...I remember Maurice as a ladies and he had many of women but, one wife...even though we didn't see eye to eye in our situations and it took a toad on the both of us thru it all we remind friends. Sharing what was left of us. Maurice A. Smith, its your smile, the jokes u told and the drama ...I'm still going to miss u.
Jinnell Barbara McQueen was killed in this same block on November7 (stories on the Internet).
his personility,his ways,his features,and his name still forever flow through my veins...The only man that gave me Love that no other man but God can was takin away from me...slipped right through my fingerz and never even got the chance to tell me his last ilove you and see you later until we meet again...iwill alwayz nd foreva miss nd cherish the what was,what use to be,what has been and what couldve been about him and about us....today saturday july 23,2011 makes 2yrs of him not being by my side ialwayz have and alwayz will nd forever in eternity miss and love unconditionaly ''Maurice A. Smith'' still cant believe or face the fact that you r not here but in away isee why because ikno your spirit still walks this earth ican feel it....love you alwayz
*ur 1st look alike*
I still think about Dad I wish Yhu was here. Sometimes I say I'm over it but really I'm not I jus find ways to mend it nd hold myself together. It's a lot I wish to conversate with you about nd hurts because I can't idk know what discombobulated unloved fuq thought it was ok to take Yhu away from me..but what I do know is dat he took some one that was 360 genuine to me, some one who loved me jus as much as I loved him the first man I saw as my king someone that I can't back I Dnt wanna hold on to memories cuz they make me hurt worst a lot a times i have no one to talk to because I feel like they wouldn't understand anyway jus hold on for me dad as I hold on to you and God nd watch ova me nd ur grandchildren as we finish out the race God put us here for save me a VIP ticket dad cuz I'm gonna need it to sit with the very important ppl up there partying nd praising Jesus....ILove you with every breath in me and every beat nd my heart which is da reason why I can't let go of our memories cuz it stored in my soul Rest in Paradise my love My dad Maurice A Smith��������
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