If you live in the Memphis area, you’ve heard the awful news about what’s been dubbed the “Lester Street Massacre.” If you haven’t heard this yet, just Google it. It all boils down to this:Â people in a low-income area of town hear gunshots Saturday night. Noone calls police because gunshots on a Saturday night aren’t a new thing in the area. By Monday morning, the mother of one of the children staying in the house comes to pick her child up, notices the door partially open, and calls police. Inside, six people are dead, and three are seriously injured. Two of the dead are children. The three injured ones are children (currently in critical & serious condition at a local hospital). They have been shot and stabbed.

Memphis is a violent place, but this goes above and beyond a neighborhood’s tendency towards violence. It’s the type of crime that makes everyone wonder what type of person could be so full of hate that they could destroy so much human life. People were hoping that it was some sort of murder/suicide, but the culprit is still out there.

I don’t normally tell people what to do with their money (other than to buy bike parts?), but I think that the collection for the families of the victims is a very noble cause. If you’re interested in donating, you can go to any Bank of America location to do so. You can also send donations to the neighborhood’s church: First Baptist Church – Broad 2835 Broad Ave. Memphis, TN 38112