"From The G-Man" Requesting J-Lo and Others Offer Reward, As 15-Year-Old Clings to Life
A week ago today, Yvette Marie Torres, a feisty and lovable, 15-year-old student at DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, was shot in the head after a confrontation with two young men. The men were denied access to a party that Torres attended earlier, and they chose to express their displeasure and outrage by firing guns in the air.
Torres approached and berated them for acting in a foolish and reckless manner, which is probably something very few New York city residents would have the courage to do.
At a time when teen flash mobs and gang-related shootings are erupting all over the country, Yvette Marie Torres spoke out for not just the decent and good people of the Bronx, but for every person in the United States concerned about crime and street violence in America.
"She's a fighter and she hasn't given up. She's fighting hard to stay with us," said a close family friend -- who asked that his identity not be disclosed.
Torres has been clinging to life since the early morning hours of June 12. Her battle has intensified, as "The Brave One" -- again, who is only 15 -- is now in a medically-induced coma. I'll say it again. Yvette Marie Torres is now in a medically-induced coma, and that should have every parent that loves their child, and every law-abiding resident in the country, outraged beyond words.
"Her mother has not left her bedside and is not talking to anyone," said the family friend.
"She is still in a state of shock and has prayed non-stop. She cries every day for her daughter, and the parents are angry that no one has been willing to come forward or cooperate with police in the investigation. It makes no sense. Someone saw something, he concluded."
Apparently, the "snitch rule" is in full effect on the streets of the Bronx and other New York City boroughs, and no one is going to understand the real danger associated with this "gangsta" and ghetto-sanctioned rule until their mother, father, two-month-old sister, 10-year-old brother, aunt, uncle or 92-year-old grandmother becomes a victim of senseless violence.
The Brave One's parents need your prayers, but they also need your help. From The G-Man is urging anyone with vital information on the case to contact the 46th Precinct at (718) 220-5211. This news site would also like to enlist the help of Jennifer Lopez and other Bronx-born celebrities by respectfully requesting that they donate reward money toward the capture of the shooter.
Like the family friend indicated, someone saw something. If there's one thing that will force people to ignore the stupid snitch rule and get them talking, it's money!
Finally, From The G-Man is demanding that the national media start reporting on this story, considering the selfless act The Brave One undertook and the price she paid for doing so. The parents don't want to talk to the media or anyone else, which is perfectly understandable. However, that shouldn't prevent news organizations from providing some form of coverage and making the country aware of how a young girl tried to make the world a better place.
You folks never have a problem sticking a camera or microphone in the faces of Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, The Situation, Snooki or Justin Bieber when they do things that are completely meaningless to millions in the country. But when a 15-year-old Latina from the Bronx literally takes a stand for what's right -- and for Homeland Security, in a sense -- and ends up on life support, it only gets spot coverage. There is something very, very wrong with that.
I'll say it one more time. Yvette Marie (The Brave One) Torres is now in a medically-induced coma and fighting for her life. The question is......how many are going to come forward, finally, in order to help her and her family?
This commentary is from the heart and......From The G-Man.
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Thank you my brother for this eye opening story. It's time to put and end mess. Kids with guns, what happened to baseball, handball, and other activities these kids could be and should be participating in??
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ReplyDeleteThank you for writing about Yvette. This story made page 8 in the Post and Anthony Weiner's sex scandal makes the cover. Something is seriously wrong there. Thanks again and we are doing everything possible to share this story. Keep doin what you're doin.
ReplyDeleteYvette is a friend of my family and I have been working very hard all night to post this story on facebook walls and tweeting to anyone I can. This brave child deserves justice and I will not stop until she gets that justice. Thank u for sharing this story and I will continue to pray for her as well as the family
ReplyDeleteMY SUPER WOMEN!!!!!!!!!!!! EVEY U R A FIGHTER MAMA'S SO BABY GIRL FIGHT... FIGHT AN GET UP SHOW EVERYONE THAT UR NOT OUT FOR THE COUNT... THIS SHOULDNT HAVE NEVER HAPPEN TO A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL LIKE HER.. EVEY IS WELL LOVED.. DONT WORRRY SHE'S BE UP A WELL SOON..PLEASE IF U KNOW SOMETHING PLEASE SAY SOMETHING!!UR NOT BEING A SNITCH UR SAVEING A LIFE EVEY'S LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteA 17-year-old boy was busted yesterday for shooting a teenage girl in the head outside a raucous Bronx party, authorities said.
ReplyDeleteThe unidentified suspect will be charged with attempted murder in the shooting of Yvette Torres, 15, law-enforcement sources said.
Torres was struck in the back of the head outside a party on Valentine Avenue near 187th Street on Saturday night.
The shooter, who knows Torres, didn't mean to wound the girl, said cops and the victim's family. But both had varying accounts of what happened.
Cops said the shooter had a beef with another partygoer and fired three shots from his .25-caliber gun at his target but hit Torres instead.
Torres' family said the girl was telling the gunman to put the weapon down and it went off while he was gesturing with it.
UPDATE (June 23) - As of 11:45 pm, "From The G-Man" has confirmed that NO arrests have been made in the shooting of Yvette Marie Torres.
ReplyDeleteIn a conversation with a representative from the New York City Police Department's Deputy Commissioner of Public Information Office, it was clearly indicated that the case was still unsolved and that police had no leads in the case.
"The G-Man"
RALLY FOR YVETTE AN EVERYONE SHOULD COME.. IF U CANT COME THEN TELL SOMEONE,TELL EVERYONE JUS COME.. SUPPORT EVEY SHE NEEDS IT AN SO DOES HER FAMILY....Time
ReplyDeleteSaturday, July 2 · 11:30am - 6:00pm
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We'll be meeting at the exact location in which the incident took place.
2396 Valentine Ave
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On Saturday, June 11th, a 15 year old girl courageously stood up to a gunman who was menacing the neighborhood only to be shot in the back of the head in cold blood. She did what most of us fantasize about doing. Staring down and standing up to a bully of the worst kind.
At the moment of this posting, Evie has been taken out of her medically induced coma and has been given two days to respond. Doctors are running tests to detect brain activity. If you haven't seen this in the news, you're not alone. Most people haven't. It was drowned out by political scandals and celebrity gossip. This is unacceptable. This is where you step in.
We will be in the Fordham section of the Bronx, mainly, the area in which the incident took place, to hand out and post flyers, and urge the residents of this community to take a stand against gun violence and to come forward if they have info that could lead to the capture of the coward who shot Evie. We need as many people as we can get in order to fully cover the area. If you can't make it, please spread the word. Its the least we can do while a teenage girl's life hangs in the balance.
If anyone has any info that may help with the investigation please call 347-670-EVIE (3843) or email us at JUSTICE4EVIE@GMAIL.COM
Yvette is my older coisn and she Is a lovely girl and all she did was stand up for what is right and she did not need to het what she got I just want yvette to know that I love her amd I will pray for her every day and night but to the porson who shout her I just got one thing to say WHY
ReplyDeleteWhy dod you do this to her why her what did she ever do to you nothing right cuzz she did not even know you