Shooting Family Distraught

Hard to imagine the key opening the door and your child not walking inside the house, while you breathe a sigh of relief on their return. Life is very fragile and should never be taken for granted. It's very difficult being a young adult in the 21st Century. Over 80% of homicides occur in African American Communities. Black people kill one another in record numbers throughout the United States. The police cannot solve this age-old problem because their inability to penetrate the community to stop the violence on the front end. According to police reports on Monday January 18, 2021, a shooting occurred which left one person dead and another hospitalized. The shooting happened in West Monroe LA off Thomas Road on Home Lane. An alleged suspect Ashton Waffer 21, has been arrested and charged with one count of 2nd degree murder and one count of attempted 2nd degree murder. The victim was allegedly Jimmy Winfield. The incident is under investigation and ongoing. There are three sides to every story. This was one side of this story. The Monroe Dispatch welcomes the other or another side of this story.