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If The Cops Had Listened, A 4-year-old Would Still Be Alive
August 6th, 2008
The young mother dialed 911 the day before her son was shot to death.
The day before Stephanie Thompson’s 4-year-old boy was shot to death, she called police to say that there was a man riding a bicycle around her Camden , N.J. , neighborhood with a machine gun. When police finally did show up, Brandon Thompson lay dead on the sidewalk in a pool of blood. He had been shot in the head. “I watched my baby get shot,” Stephanie Thompson, 21, told The Philadelphia Inquirer. “I couldn’t get to him fast enough. I called 911 and told them. He was just riding around. It wasn’t like he was hidin’ it. This could have been avoided if they had done their job. Police acknowledge that Stephanie Thompson had called police about the man with the machine gun, but they are questioning whether that was the weapon used to kill Brandon , the Inquirer reports. Police also say that the boy ran into crossfire and was killed. Stephanie says that her son was playing in the street when the alleged shooter, Donald Lindsey, showed up with his machine gun. Stephanie Thompson told authorities that she heard a series of short, staccato blasts and ran to find her son. As she rounded the corner, she saw Brandon running toward her on the sidewalk, the Inquirer reports. The man on the bicycle saw him, took aim and shot him down, according to Stephanie Thompson. “I went to go pick him up and he had blood coming from everywhere. I just held him and told him to get up,” she said. “But he wouldn’t get up. He was only 4. And he was trying to run to his mommy. I couldn’t get there in time.” Camden arrived a few minutes too late. “The cops came and took my baby to the hospital and we wasn’t even there 5 minutes and he died,” she said. “He (Lindsey) looked me dead in my face when my son got shot. He knew he shot my son and he looked at me,” she said.
this is so sad.. and i heard that lil wayne’s daughter reginae died in a car accident.. is it true?? please comment back on this i will come check this page everyday and see what the truth is.. [{R.I.P BERNIE MAC}]
dag thats f**ked up cops are real crooked theses day !!!
sunshine you must got self-esteem issues to not care about a four year old i hope God Bless You
SORRY 2 HEAR OF R LOSS.MAY GOD BE WITH U AND R FAMILY.
Im sooo sorry 4 the tragic lost of your son Stephanie. I can’t even imagine ANYBODY shooting a 4yr old n front of his mother! N im still tryna figure out why the police are sayin ” it may hve been a man riding a bicycle with a machine gun, but was it da gun dat shot da 4yr old? ” WHAT??? Somethin needs 2 still be done about it, even if he didn’t do it I feel he still should b put away because he could hve killed somone’s child as well as the other person IF HE DIDN’T DO IT, feel me…I keep u n your family n my prayers, keep yo head up baby girl n dnt let people like Sunshine stop u from believing… I HOPE U WILL SOON FIND JUSTICE N THE HONOR OF YOUR BABY BOY…GOD KNOWS HE DIDN’T DESERVE THIS 4REAL
sunshine may be you are just born 4 nofin.
SUNSHINE MY NAME IS CASSANDRA N I STAY N DADE COUNTY LET ME TELL U SOMETHING U COLD HEARTED MF WHO CARES? R U SERIOUS OMG THIS YOUNG MOTHER JUST LOST HER 4 YR OLD N NOT ONLY DAT SHE WATCHED HIM GET SHOT N U SAYS WHO CARES THINK ABOUT THIS DO U HAVE KIDS ( MOST LIKELY NOT) HOW WOULD U FEEL IF U WATCH UR CHILD GET SHOT BY SOME SICK ~@*?% U WOULD WANT DA WHOLE WORLD TO HAVE U N THEIR PRAYERS BUT I WILL PRAY 4 U BCUZ U NEED IT REALLY REALLY BAD B CAREFUL WHAT U SAY CUZ DA LORD HAS A WAY OF MAKING U EAT EM N I JUST WANNA SAY B STRONG TO DA MOTHER OF BRANDON ONLY DA LORD KNOWS Y!!!!
Have strength in the Lord because hes the only one that knows whats best..
NO1 TO THAT SIMPLE MINDED SUNSHINE I JUST HOPE YOU DONT HAVE KIDS. BECAUSE THAT WAS SO WRONG OF YOU LEAVING SUCH A HEART BREAKING COMMENT. IF YOU DIDNT CARE WHY LEAVE A COMMENT. TO THE MOTHER MAY GOD BE WITH YOU. MY HEART FOR YOU , I HAVE A SON AND DAUGHTER AND I WILL BE LOST WITHOUT THEM BUT HOLD ON TO GOD HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH.
I hope sunshine writes back to let us know what she was refering to when she said ‘WHO ARE’. I hope she was reffering to some other articl because that is such a cold comment to make.
To the Thompson Family May God bless and strengthen in you hour of sorrow. Weeping may indure for a night but joy cometh in the morning. We’re praying for you and your family (Psalms 121:1) Keep on looking to the hills from whence cometh your help. God Bless
Thompson family may god be with you and bless you through this time of need. i have a son myself that loves the outdoors too and i really don’t know what i would do if anything were to happen to him. all i can say for now is that i am trully sorry for the lost and please let go and let god handle the situation for you. please even though you may want too. please let god deal with the killer. trust and know that he will work it out. again bless you guys.
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oh, im so sorry about what happened, i really fell for u and ur family. wat kind of ignorant idiot shoots an innocent 4year old in the head while hes trying to escape. MAY YOUR SON REST IN PEACE and MAY OD BLESS WITH ANOTHER CHILD and TAKE CARE. peace and love. xxxxxxxxxxxx
omg sorry about what happend that baby didint deserve to dye the fagot is going straight to hell that killed the baby may god bless ur baby and ur familly
my dear sister, i can not even began to know how you feel but know this my heart and soul is with you and your family. It is said God does thing for a reason, but i don’t know the reason for this mistake. all i can say is God has a wonderful angels by his side. Today and forever and he is waiting for the day when God calls you home. Love my sister and peace forever and a day….
I AM SO SORRY THAT ANOTHER ONE OF GODS LITTLE BABIES HAVE TO BE HURT THIS WAY. MY HEART AND PRAYERS GOES OUT TO THOMPSON’S FAMILY. WE AS A WHOLE NEED TO STOP KILLING ALL THE INNOCENE. I AM TRULY DEEPLY SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS MRS. THOMPSON
what it this world cominq to ? Lord save us or the ones that want to be saved atleast !
I’m sorry for your loss. My question is if someone saw a man riding around with a gun, why did she not bring her son in. But i will keep you in my prayes and stay strong my sister.
This is so sad if the lady said she was white the police would have came fast as hell
aww thats so sad i feel bad… well may god bless you and your family….. i wil ltruely have you all in my prayers…. well i couldn know how you feel cause i don’t have any kids… hope you feel beter….