Here is a follow up to my entry of 5/30/2002, about the murder that occurred across the street from where I live. Under the headline "2 sought in fatal shooting," this is how the local newspaper reported what happened:

A 19-year-old man shot to death Thursday morning was [name of town]'s sixth killing in a week [emphasis added], raising the city's homicide total to 23 so far this year.

Michael Banks, of 137 Taylor St., was pronounced dead on the scene at 1:55 a.m. by Sharon Grisham-Stewart, the . . . county coroner.

Murder warrants have been issued for Chad Harris and Anthony James, occupants of a gray Chevrolet seen parked at a Conoco station in the 3700 block of North West Street, where the shooting took place.

The motive is still unclear, but drugs may be involved [emphasis added], said Robert Graham, a . . . [police] spokesman.

"Both individuals wanted in connection with this murder should be considered armed and dangerous [emphasis added]," Graham said.

The incident began around 1 a.m. after Harris and James allegedly flagged down Banks as he drove south on North West Street in a brown Chevrolet. The three got out of their vehicles and spoke for a while. They got back in their vehicles and Banks allegedly rammed Harris and James' car. They, in turn, allegedly backed up and smashed into Banks' vehicle. Harris and James got out and opened fire on Banks, Graham said.

Banks was struck in the arm, leg, shoulder, groin and head, said Grisham-Stewart.

Banks was raised by his grandmother in . . . [a nearby town], but his mother and sister live in . . . [the town where the killing happened], the coroner said.