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Winston-Salem Chronicle Once Again, Violence Claims a Young Life A 16-year-old becomes city's 34th homocide, setting, record By MARJCJt. MOSS Chronicle Staff Writer Winston-Salem again is reeling from a weekend of violence This time it claimed the life a teen aged mother who died after being shot in the abdomen with a 9mm handgun. Lacr isha Shawana Gladden, 16, the mother of a 6-week-old baby girl, died early Sunday morning after she was shot at 1 805 Locust St., Apt. B. Gladden, of 1986 Maryland Ave., Apt. E., becomes the city's 34th homicide victim, breaking a record 33 murders originally set in 1971 and tied in 1972, 1973, 1989 and last year. 15-vear-old charged Jamon Lenell Brown, 15, of 222 Motor Road, Apt. 39, was arrested on a juvenile petition of murder. He was being held in the Forsyth County Youth Deten tion Center this week with no bond allowed. Police Capt. I^da P. Davis said that the gun used in the shooting, .which was ? Woman stabbed, A3 recovered in some nearby bushes, had been reported stolen Nov. 2 from Valentino Gourmet Italian Restaurant. A Valentino employee refused to provide details and ushered a reporter out of the Stratford Road restaurant. Davis said that the police investigation determined that Gladden, who was fSund lying wounded on the floor of a bedroom in the two-bedroom apartment, had been shot about an hour before the police were called. Gladden was alive when police Please see page A3 v .r mr Lacrisha Gladden NEWS WEEK NEWS AT A GLANCE iji hwi'iiiH? e**r - ICK IBBT fevered ?njps let* story A4 Powell is only in the &th grade, but hehaa at bezants to becomfpnM igii^. i&tr ? Complete story A5 and the Violence ist Thursday that a "Stop ip^oH 1 glfe. Complete story A5 i many as 14)00 children a month, accord 'afd Ufiiverpty v/ ' I :-I'v.r - tMMP- Complete story AH WHERE TO FIND IT Business B14 Classifieds ...B7 COMMUNTTY NEWS A4 Editorials A 12 Entertainment Bll Obituaries B6 Religion B5 Sports B1 I! This Week In hlack Hktohy On Nov., 12, 1977, the Spingam Medal awarded to Alex Haley for performance in Roots, the story of an American of African decent. This i 8 -wheel truck overturned when the driver, William Collins , attempted to exit from U.S. 52 to University Parkway Monday. Officer P.K. Cox of the Winston - Salem Police Department said Collins took the ramp too fast. No injuries were reported. Milligan is Making a Difference as HAWS Head By MARK R. MOSS Chronicle Staff Writer Arthur S. Milligan Jr., who heads the Winston-Salem Housing Authority, is determined to change the communi , ties' image. Since taking over February 1992, Milligan has been instrumental in reshaping the attitudes of the thousands of residents who lives in the plublic housing communities. "What I recognize most about public housing is that you can make a good liv ? ing and help people, too," a smiling Mil Iligan said one recent morning after speaking to the East Area Council, a group of African-American business. Milligan, 36, has been at the helm of the $77,000-a-year post since February 1992. He was quick to earn the respect of many in the community. "He's done some good things," said Larry Little, who serves on the housing authority's Board of Commissioners. Little mentioned the Happy Hill Gardens Mart convenience store in the Happy Hill Gardens community as an example of a successful effort launched by the authority under Milligan's leader ship. The area immediately around the once vacant building had been a haven for drug dealers. "I think the housing authority is making some significant progress ... but that doesn't mean we don't have prob lems," Little said. Ross Griffith, another member of the board, complimented Milligan's "insight" and his "ability to get things done fast. . . . He's a workaholic, which is a positive thing." "In terms of his total organization, he has hired some excellent people," Griffith added. > Denise Adams, a former chairman of the board and one of the director's most vocal backers, said: "He is well thought of and spoken of by other pro fessionals. ... I'm talking nationally. "I think he's going to become an asset to the Winston-Salem community," she said. Adams said that Milligan's "intu itiveness" and vision" and "freshness" were some of his more obvious qualities. She likes the "team-oriented" approach Milligan has instituted among the hous Art Milligan became executive director of the housing authority February 1992. ing authority staff. Dee Smith, president and chief executive officer of the Winston-Salem Urban League, said that she and Milligan became "fast friends" as soon as he came to town. "Art is a very caring individual," she said. She added, however, that "he gives a sense of no-nonsense." He came here from Rocky Mount, where he was the executive director of Please see page A9 / TO SUBSCRIBE CALL 919-722-8624
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