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By Jessica Fargen / Michele Mcphee
Boston Herald Health & Medical Reporter
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - Updated: 09:00 AM EST
As the grieving mom of a Dorchester first-grader gunned down by his 7-year-old cousin begged for forgiveness, city leaders yesterday called on Boston police to lock her up, as well as any other family members who knew about the illegal gun used in the tragic shooting.
“There was a gun in that house and clear child neglect. This family needs to be held accountable for wasting valuable and scant Boston police resources,” said Tom Nee, president of the Boston Police Patrolmens’ Association.
City Councilor Michael Ross, chairman of the Youth Violence Committee, said laws were broken. “At a minimum, they should be charged with lying,” he said.
Lakeisha Gadson initially told police armed invaders blasted into her Seaver Street apartment Sunday night and with one shot ended the life of her little boy, Liquarry Jefferson.
Gadson, a 30-year-old mother of six, later admitted to police that Liquarry’s 7-year-old cousin and Holland School classmate accidently fired the fatal shot while playing with a loaded gun, adding that panicked family members hid the weapon in a stairwell and concocted the bogus story.
During a press conference yesterday flanked by her mother and her sister Antonia Gadson - whose 7-year-old son shot Liquarry - a distressed Lakeisha Gadson asked for forgiveness and said “emotional chaos” ensued after the shooting.
“I apologize to the community,” she said.
Yesterday, Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis said prosecuting family members has not been ruled out, but the decision ultimately lies in the hands of Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley.
“There are a myriad of possible violations of the law here,” Davis said. “There is no doubt that this particular story was made up and damaging to the community. People lie to police all the time, but this story did divert resources and it did make the whole situation even worse.”
Davis said that Boston police yesterday contacted the state Department of Social Services and filed a report of possible abuse or neglect against both Lakeisha and Antonia Gadson.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who met for more than 30 minutes yesterday with Lakeisha and Antonia Gadson and their mother, Elaine, said the family is cooperating with authorities, but he wouldn’t say whether any family member should be charged.
“We are trying to move foward from this now. We have a mother who just lost her son,” Menino said. “The police will do their job. I have great faith in them.”
Family members said the two boys were inseparable and attended the same elementary school.
“These kids loved each other,” said Elaine Gadson, the grandmother of both boys.
Antonia Gadson, 28, is a convicted shoplifter who has been charged with assault in the past. She said little yesterday as she left the apartment building at 51 Columbia Road in Dorchester, without her son.
“He’s good,” she said. When asked how close her son was with Liquarry, she replied: “They were like brothers.” [continue]
E-mail Printable Popular del.icio.usMother apologizes for misleading copsBy Jessica Fargen / Michele Mcphee
Boston Herald Health & Medical Reporter
Wednesday, June 27, 2007 - Updated: 09:00 AM EST
As the grieving mom of a Dorchester first-grader gunned down by his 7-year-old cousin begged for forgiveness, city leaders yesterday called on Boston police to lock her up, as well as any other family members who knew about the illegal gun used in the tragic shooting.
“There was a gun in that house and clear child neglect. This family needs to be held accountable for wasting valuable and scant Boston police resources,” said Tom Nee, president of the Boston Police Patrolmens’ Association.
City Councilor Michael Ross, chairman of the Youth Violence Committee, said laws were broken. “At a minimum, they should be charged with lying,” he said.
Lakeisha Gadson initially told police armed invaders blasted into her Seaver Street apartment Sunday night and with one shot ended the life of her little boy, Liquarry Jefferson.
Gadson, a 30-year-old mother of six, later admitted to police that Liquarry’s 7-year-old cousin and Holland School classmate accidently fired the fatal shot while playing with a loaded gun, adding that panicked family members hid the weapon in a stairwell and concocted the bogus story.
During a press conference yesterday flanked by her mother and her sister Antonia Gadson - whose 7-year-old son shot Liquarry - a distressed Lakeisha Gadson asked for forgiveness and said “emotional chaos” ensued after the shooting.
“I apologize to the community,” she said.
Yesterday, Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis said prosecuting family members has not been ruled out, but the decision ultimately lies in the hands of Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel Conley.
“There are a myriad of possible violations of the law here,” Davis said. “There is no doubt that this particular story was made up and damaging to the community. People lie to police all the time, but this story did divert resources and it did make the whole situation even worse.”
Davis said that Boston police yesterday contacted the state Department of Social Services and filed a report of possible abuse or neglect against both Lakeisha and Antonia Gadson.
Mayor Thomas M. Menino, who met for more than 30 minutes yesterday with Lakeisha and Antonia Gadson and their mother, Elaine, said the family is cooperating with authorities, but he wouldn’t say whether any family member should be charged.
“We are trying to move foward from this now. We have a mother who just lost her son,” Menino said. “The police will do their job. I have great faith in them.”
Family members said the two boys were inseparable and attended the same elementary school.
“These kids loved each other,” said Elaine Gadson, the grandmother of both boys.
Antonia Gadson, 28, is a convicted shoplifter who has been charged with assault in the past. She said little yesterday as she left the apartment building at 51 Columbia Road in Dorchester, without her son.
“He’s good,” she said. When asked how close her son was with Liquarry, she replied: “They were like brothers.” [continue]
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Van Rolls Into Pond, Killing Woman, Two Children
By CARA RUBINSKY,
AP
Posted: 2007-07-05 08:09:39
Filed Under: Nation
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (July 4) - A woman chased her minivan as it rolled down a steep hill and jumped in before it sank into a pond Wednesday, killing her and two children inside, authorities said. A third child was in critical condition.
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Douglas Healey, AP
Bridgeport, Conn., police investigate the scene where a van rolled into Bunnells Pond at Beardsley Park Wednesday, killing two children and one adult. A third child was listed in critical condition.
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The woman, who was the mother of at least one of the children, had gotten out of the van , then noticed it was rolling away and jumped back in before it went into the water, Police Chief Bryan Norwood said.
The van rolled about 60 or 70 yards into Bunnell's Pond at Beardsley Park, where many people had gathered to celebrate the holiday.
The victims were trapped inside in 15 to 20 feet of water for 20 to 25 minutes before members of the Bridgeport police scuba team were able to pull them out. Rescuers tried to revive them before they were taken to local hospitals.
Fire Battalion Chief Ismael Pomales said the woman apparently got out of the van to ask directions to a Fourth of July barbecue, but police would not confirm that Wednesday night.
"It's horrible," Pomales said. "We've had children die before. That's probably one of the toughest things for any rescue person to deal with."
The woman was identified as Michelle McIntosh by the chief medical examiner's office late Wednesday. A spokesman for the agency also identified one of the dead children as David McIntosh. The ages of the woman and the boy were unavailable.
The medical examiner's office did not discuss the relationship between the woman and the child. Police did not name the victims.
Michelle McIntosh lived less than a mile from the pond where the accident occurred.
Police said all three children in the van were younger than 7. Autopsies were planned for Thursday.
Michelle McIntosh died at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Pomales said. David McIntosh and a second child died at Bridgeport Hospital, a hospital spokesman said. A third child, a 6-year-old boy, was sent to Yale-New Haven Hospital. Hospital officials said the boy was in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
People nearby tried unsuccessfully to stop the van , Pomales said. Fire personnel could not reach the people inside the vehicle. The Bridgeport Police Department's scuba team arrived a few minutes later and removed the victims from the van .
Beardsley Park was closed while emergency crews worked but later reopened.
Blanch Arpie, who lives two doors down from the family, said the father's name also is David McIntosh. She said she saw him outside recently teaching one of the children to ride a bike without training wheels while another child rode a Big Wheel. She called them a close-knit family.
"It's breaking my heart," Arpie said. It's just horrible."
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2007-07-04 20:16:54
Van Rolls Into Pond, Killing Woman, Two Children
By CARA RUBINSKY,
AP
Posted: 2007-07-05 08:09:39
Filed Under: Nation
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (July 4) - A woman chased her minivan as it rolled down a steep hill and jumped in before it sank into a pond Wednesday, killing her and two children inside, authorities said. A third child was in critical condition.
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Douglas Healey, AP Bridgeport, Conn., police investigate the scene where a van rolled into Bunnells Pond at Beardsley Park Wednesday, killing two children and one adult. A third child was listed in critical condition.
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The woman, who was the mother of at least one of the children, had gotten out of the van , then noticed it was rolling away and jumped back in before it went into the water, Police Chief Bryan Norwood said.
The van rolled about 60 or 70 yards into Bunnell's Pond at Beardsley Park, where many people had gathered to celebrate the holiday.
The victims were trapped inside in 15 to 20 feet of water for 20 to 25 minutes before members of the Bridgeport police scuba team were able to pull them out. Rescuers tried to revive them before they were taken to local hospitals.
Fire Battalion Chief Ismael Pomales said the woman apparently got out of the van to ask directions to a Fourth of July barbecue, but police would not confirm that Wednesday night.
"It's horrible," Pomales said. "We've had children die before. That's probably one of the toughest things for any rescue person to deal with."
The woman was identified as Michelle McIntosh by the chief medical examiner's office late Wednesday. A spokesman for the agency also identified one of the dead children as David McIntosh. The ages of the woman and the boy were unavailable.
The medical examiner's office did not discuss the relationship between the woman and the child. Police did not name the victims.
Michelle McIntosh lived less than a mile from the pond where the accident occurred.
Police said all three children in the van were younger than 7. Autopsies were planned for Thursday.
Michelle McIntosh died at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Pomales said. David McIntosh and a second child died at Bridgeport Hospital, a hospital spokesman said. A third child, a 6-year-old boy, was sent to Yale-New Haven Hospital. Hospital officials said the boy was in critical condition in the intensive care unit.
People nearby tried unsuccessfully to stop the van , Pomales said. Fire personnel could not reach the people inside the vehicle. The Bridgeport Police Department's scuba team arrived a few minutes later and removed the victims from the van .
Beardsley Park was closed while emergency crews worked but later reopened.
Blanch Arpie, who lives two doors down from the family, said the father's name also is David McIntosh. She said she saw him outside recently teaching one of the children to ride a bike without training wheels while another child rode a Big Wheel. She called them a close-knit family.
"It's breaking my heart," Arpie said. It's just horrible."
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