Photograph by Ben Rollins
When Tom Murphy opened his namesake restaurant in Virginia-Highland in 1980, the area was ripe with new restaurateurs. The neighborhood had fought off the Georgia Highway Department which had planned to plow an interstate right through its heart and home values were soaring. The Dessert Place and Capo’s Cafe had joined stalwarts like Atkins Park, George’s, and Moe’s and Joe’s as neighborhood hotspots. The original Taco Mac had opened the year before, foregoing the expense of a new sign in return for a better kitchen.
Longtime Atlantans may remember Capo’s owner John Capozzoli roaming the dining room occasionally with a joint tucked behind his ear stopping to chat with regulars as they feasted on fettuccine Alfredo and his signature chicken diablo. Down the street, at the Dessert Place, cofounders Sheryl Meddin and Bennett Frisch baked moist carrot cake and addictive cheesecake brownies.
Much of the rash of shootings in Shreveport over the past week is believed to be retaliation between rival gangs whose actions are fueled by drugs, guns and antagonistic social media, authorities with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday.
The homicides, attempted murders and shootouts have left six men dead and eight wounded. In one shootout, no one was injured but shots were fired into neighboring houses.
âItâs gangs, guns, drugs and rap,â said one person familiar with the rash of violence, who spoke on condition his name not be used because there are ongoing and sensitive investigations. âDrugs provide access to money, which buys guns, which allows them to shoot other people.â
SHREVEPORT, La. - A violent week in Shreveport has left six people dead and five others injured.
The latest death happened Saturday afternoon along Clanton Street where police arrived to find a man dead under a carport. Another man, found across the street was taken to the hospital but later died. No suspects have been identified but one person was detained for questioning.
The shooting unfolded hours after an early morning death on Interstate 20 westbound at the Jewella Avenue exit.
Eric Young of Irving, Texas, 30, was shot multiple times and died at the scene, according to the Caddo Parish Coroner s Office. Police said someone pulled along side Young s vehicle firing shots. Bullets also hit a second vehicle. The driver was not hurt.
SHREVEPORT, La. - One person is dead and several more were injured after a violent night in Shreveport. Officers were investigating three shootings within several hours of each other late