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Yahoo
4 days ago
- Yahoo
Mom wants answers after Miami rapper gunned downed in Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The mother of a rising rapper who was gunned down in Memphis wants to know why he was killed and wants police to catch all the people responsible. Toya Redwing is talking for the first time about her son's death on March 22 near the FedEx Forum. 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting downtown Letorian Hunt, 27, also known as Sayso P, was shot and killed outside the Westin Hotel. Houston Rapper Sauce Walka, whose real name is Albert Walker Mondane, was also wounded when at least three people jumped out of a white Charger and opened fire. Redwing said her son was born and raised in Memphis but lived in Miami. He was in town to visit a sick relative and had been looking forward to coming home. He had only been at the hotel a couple of days before the shooting. 'I want to know who did this. I want to know who sent them. This is what I told the detectives. These boys didn't do this on their own, at least I don't think so,' said Redwing. 'I don't think he was the intended target.' Shortly after the shooting, the 2021 Dodge Charger 392 Scat Pack was recovered, and police issued a warrant for Jayden Dandridge, 21, for first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder. Last week, Dandridge was found dead in Houston. His death was ruled a homicide. 'I was pretty much numb. I didn't cry or grieve for him. He killed my son, and I still want answers,' Redwing said. 'I can't get to the bottom of it if they are all dead.' Redwing said her son wanted to leave Memphis because of the violence. She said he had opened a recording studio in Miami and recently signed a distribution deal with Sauce Walka's record label. Suspect in downtown Memphis shooting found dead in Houston: MPD She said Hunt was kind and generous, always had a smile on his face, and was finally realizing his dreams. Redwing said her son was her best friend, and the pain of his loss has been unlike anything she has experienced before. 'The fact that he won't ever have children. I won't know what my grandkids look like. I won't know if he will have beautiful little daughters or little boys,' said Redwing. 'Watching his growth from a young boy to the man he had become was amazing.' Redwing said Memphis police are currently outmanned and outgunned. She hopes the FBI will step in, as promised, to help, but believes people in the community also need to get involved to stop the crime. The rapper's mom said she would like to start a foundation to help other mothers dealing with the same kind of grief. She also wants to provide resources to young people who are falling through the cracks and committing these acts of violence. 'I've heard, why do you care about them. Screw them. Those people killed your kid,' said Redwing. 'I can't say that with a straight face and be me. They need to be held accountable, but I do know a lot of these kids want a way out.' Redwing said she wants to do something to keep her son's memory alive and show that his life mattered. Hunt was buried at sea in Miami. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Ottawa Citizen
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Ottawa Citizen
Community Builders: Evening in the Maritimes
East Coast charm lit up the Westin Hotel on Thursday, May 29, as the 29th edition of Evening in the Maritimes raised $300,000 for ABLE2: Support for People with Disabilities. Article content More than 500 guests — including business leaders, politicians and media personalities — gathered for the sold-out gala, complete with fresh lobster from Nova Scotia and a spirited auction that brought in $37,000. Article content Article content The night underscored the event's core message — that everyone deserves the opportunity to live a life of meaning and joy. The evening featured a touching interview with ABLE2 program user Mark Evraire and his volunteer ally Daniel Spagnuolo. 'I went in fairly blindly,' Spagnuolo said of volunteering. 'But I certainly didn't expect to make a lifelong friend out of Mark, and I honestly couldn't be happier to have met him.' Article content 'He's a gift from God,' Evraire said. 'He gave me some wonderful memories.' Article content CTV Ottawa's Patricia Boal hosted the event while Ottawa Charge athlete Stephanie Markowski, ABLE2's newest ambassador, donated a Super Fan Package for the silent auction. RBC Foundation capped the night by announcing a $20,000 gift. Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content
Fox News
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
DHS chief Kristi Noem's purse was stolen days after similar incident just blocks away: report
A woman dining with her family recently had her purse stolen in downtown Washington, D.C., just a few blocks away from the restaurant where Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's handbag was swiped, according to a report. The victim told NBC News that she was eating at a restaurant inside the Westin Hotel last Thursday and noticed that her purse was missing around the time her family received the check. A police report cited that the suspect snatched her bag "from the chair it was hanging on," the network added. Three days later, Noem's purse, which contained $3,000 in cash as well as personal documents, including her passport, keys, driver's license and a DHS badge, was stolen at The Capital Burger, a restaurant located less than a quarter mile away. In both incidents, the suspect was identified as a White male wearing dark clothing, a dark baseball hat and a N95 mask, NBC News reported, citing the victim of the Westin theft and two sources familiar with surveillance footage viewed by law enforcement in the Noem case. "I'm shocked at the similarity of the crime," the victim of the Westin incident told NBC News. It's unclear if the two incidents are connected, but the victim also said police contacted her Tuesday, mentioned the Noem case and asked if she herself was involved in politics – she is not. A Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that the agency cannot comment on the Noem theft because it is not leading the investigation. In the Noem incident, "Her entire family was in town including her children and grandchildren" and she was using the cash in her purse "to treat her family to dinner, activities, and Easter gifts," a Homeland Security spokesperson told Fox News.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Similar purse-snatching happened blocks away in Washington days before Kristi Noem's bag was taken
WASHINGTON — Three days before Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's handbag was stolen while she dined out at a Washington restaurant, another woman eating with her own family at a nearby eatery had her purse taken in a similar manner, records show. NBC News discovered the similarities in the two incidents after it requested reports of thefts in the neighborhood from Washington police. It's not clear whether the two incidents are connected, but the victim in the first purse snatching believes they are. 'I'm shocked at the similarity of the crime,' she told NBC News when she described how her purse was stolen Thursday at a restaurant in the downtown Westin Hotel. A thief stole Noem's bag, which contained $3,000 in cash, Sunday at Capital Burger, which is two blocks from the Westin, said a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson and sources familiar with the matter. The thief was a white male wearing dark clothing, a dark baseball hat and a white N95 mask, according to two sources familiar with security video viewed by law enforcement. The person entered Capital Burger at 7:55 p.m., sat near Noem's table, scooted closer and used his foot to slide her purse toward him, according to the security video, sources said. Within minutes, the man picked up Noem's purse, placed it under his jacket and walked out of the restaurant and down the street, they said. In the earlier theft Thursday, the victim, who asked that NBC News not name her, arrived late in Washington with her husband and son, so they went to dinner at a restaurant inside the Westin Hotel. She said it wasn't until they got the check around 9:20 p.m. that she realized her purse was gone. A police report says the thief walked by the woman's table and took her bag 'from the chair it was hanging on' in one fell swoop. The victim said she got a call after the theft to let her know that her health insurance card had been found at a store a three-minute walk from the hotel, which is just steps from the restaurant where Noem's bag was stolen. The thief in the earlier robbery was also a white male, wearing dark clothing, a dark baseball cap and an N-95 mask, according to the victim, who said she viewed the security video of the man stealing her purse. She said that after she heard about Noem's theft, she almost called police because her experience sounded so similar. A police detective contacted the woman Tuesday, mentioned the Noem case and asked her whether she was also involved in politics. The woman said she isn't. 'My husband said this guy must be awful to target women who are out of to dinner with their families," the woman said. She said the theft was 'super stressful, and it's just violating.' The Secret Service is investigating the Noem case. Washington police said they had no comment on Noem's case. There had been no arrests by Tuesday afternoon in either incident. It's unclear whether Noem was specifically targeted because of her position as a member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet. Noem has Secret Service protection. At least two on-duty plainclothes members were at the restaurant's bar, between where Noem was seated and the front doors, according to a source who witnessed the meal. The source said the restaurant wasn't very busy at the time Noem's purse was taken. This article was originally published on
NBC News
23-04-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
Similar purse-snatching happened blocks away in Washington days before Kristi Noem's bag was taken
Three days before Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem 's handbag was stolen while she dined out at a Washington restaurant, another woman eating with her own family at a nearby eatery had her purse taken in a similar manner, records show. NBC News discovered the similarities in the two incidents after requesting reports of thefts in the neighborhood from the DC Metropolitan Police Department. It's not clear if the two incidents are connected, but the victim in the first purse snatching believes they are. 'I'm shocked at the similarity of the crime,' she told NBC News when she described how her purse was stolen Thursday at a restaurant in the downtown Westin Hotel. A thief stole Noem's bag, which contained $3,000 in cash, Sunday at Capital Burger, which is two blocks from teh Westin, a DHS spokesperson and sources familiar with the matter said. The suspect was a white male wearing dark clothing, a dark-colored baseball hat and a white N95 mask, according to two sources familiar with the surveillance footage. That person entered Capital Burger at 7:55 p.m., sat near Noem's table, scooted closer and used his foot to slide her purse toward him, according to surveillance footage viewed by law enforcement, sources said. Within minutes, the man picked up Noem's purse, placed it under his jacket, walked out of the restaurant and down the street, they said. In the earlier theft Thursday, the victim, who asked that NBC News not name her publicly, arrived late in Washington with her husband and son so they went to diner at a restaurant inside the Westin Hotel. She said it wasn't until they got the check around 9:20 p.m. that she realized her purse was gone. A police report states that the suspect walked by the woman's table and took her bag 'from the chair it was hanging on' in one fell swoop. The victim said she got a call after the theft to let her know that her health insurance card had been found at a store a three-minute walk from the hotel, which is just steps from the restaurant where Noem's bag was stolen. The suspect in the earlier theft was also a white male, wearing dark clothing, a dark-colored baseball cap and an N-95 mask, according to the victim, who said she viewed the security footage of the man stealing her purse. She said that after hearing about Noem's theft, she almost called police because the secretary's experience sounded so similar to her own. A Metropolitan Police Department detective contacted the woman on Tuesday and mentioned the Noem case and asked her if she was also involved in politics. The woman said she is not. 'My husband said this guy must be awful to target women who are out of to dinner with their families," the woman said. She said the theft was 'super stressful, and it's just violating.' The Secret Service is investigating the Noem case. Washington's Metropolitan Police Department said it had no comment on Noem's case. There had been no arrests by Tuesday afternoon in either incident. It's unclear whether Noem was specifically targeted because of her position as a member of President Donald Trump's Cabinet. Noem has U.S. Secret Service protection. At least two on-duty plainclothes members were at the restaurant's bar, in between where Noem was seated and the front doors, according to a source who witnessed the meal. That source said that the restaurant wasn't very busy at the time Noem's purse was taken.
