I was driving Kubota back from a doctor's appointment today.
Out-of-the-blue he told me his friend "Dee" got shot.
I asked "Is he OK?"
I was informed that Dee was dead.
Kubota shared details with very little tickling.
Dee and a buddy were in downtown Lansing, sometime after midnight.
A couple of women were arguing.
Dee and his friend attempted to separate the women.
Men affiliated with one of the women objected to Dee and friend butting-in.
One of the men "brandished".
Dee was packing.
The brandisher popped a shot off at Dee.
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Dee returned fire and nicked the brandisher.
One of the brandisher's friends shot Dee nine times.
End of Dee's life on this valley of tears.
I could not tell how shook up Kubota was. He said Dee was a righteous dude. Dee has/had a daughter.
Nothing good happens after midnight "downtown".
Not sure this website is legit but if it is, doesn't seem righteous.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.rapsheets.org/michigan/doc-prisoner/WRIGHT_DEMETRIUS/250123
A agree. Sounds like Dee had a habit of making lousy choices.
DeleteKubota's story. He will dig in his heals if I show this info to him. I suspect that good, ole Dee would still be alive if he had been in bed at 11:59 (and stayed there) the night he died.
Oh, and thanks for commenting! Good sleuthing.
DeleteThat's too bad. Sorry that Kubota lost a buddy. Lots of life lessons for Kubota in that brief story. Real life is a serious business - making good decisions makes it easier. Not easy, but easier.
ReplyDeleteI hate news like this. A killing like this seems very senseless. This sounds like about 50% of the killings in Omaha - some sort of fight, followed by shots or retribution later on.
ReplyDeleteAs I have endeavored to teach my children, "Nothing good happens after midnight."
ReplyDeleteTell Kubota I'm sorry about Dee. It's a case that points to the truth of something I've been taught in nearly every self-defense course I've ever taken-stay out of situations where you don't have full knowledge. Call the cops and be a good witness.
Mr. Wright appears to have been a felon with a gun. This guy sounds like he was a problem looking for a place to happen. Kubota needs better friends. Maybe a four year stint at one of Uncle Sam's camps for Misguided Children? Maybe a new career choice - 11B? This thing has inspired an Aesop-like rant for me, but that wouldn't do anybody any good. A question that you've probably already asked yourself - but what in the blazes is a young kid in his early twenties doing being friends with a "righteous dude" who is a 40 yr old drug dealing felon? It's a rhetorical question. Hopefully it's an entirely rhetorical problem.
ReplyDeleteMany people have pointed out that Kubota would benefit from different friends.
DeleteAs if they listen....
DeleteSadly true, and a gun is NOT a magic talisman that keeps them safe.
ReplyDeleteOMG. Kubota meeds to internalize that he is NOT bullet proof. Not sure how that lesson can get taught.
ReplyDeleteI was pretty sure I was 9 feet tall and bullet resistant for a long time.
God bless and I pray for you and your family.