DUDE SUING HARRISON WAS SHOT SEVEN TIMES

Written by JOSH Z / 07.22.09

Dwight Dixon–the man who accused NFL receiving legend Marvin Harrison of shooting him in 2008–was found leaning against his car in Philadelphia yesterday morning. With seven bullet holes in his body. He was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.

Although eyebrows raised yesterday when word leaked that Dixon was shot on Girard Avenue near 28th Street, just two blocks north of Harrison’s bar, Playmakers, investigators said they had no evidence to suggest Harrison’s involvement and had no suspects, sources said.

Dixon’s attorney said that he hoped to visit Dixon in the hospital today. “I have no idea what this could be about,” he said. The attorney said that he and Dixon are pursuing the civil suit they filed last fall against Harrison over the shooting. via.

The suspect was identified as a 6-foot black man wearing a hooded sweatshirt, jeans, and white athletic shoes. What a promising lead. And by the way, Dixon’s civil complaint was reported by ESPN before charges were ever filed. I felt like I had to get that in there.

It’s too bad Harrison wasn’t a white quarterback playing for the defending Super Bowl champs. One suspects that such standing would have made his life a little easier. Not that Harrison was the one that got shot seven times…but you know what I mean.

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Written by Matt / 03.29.08

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India's Olympic Shooting Team is out of ammunition because the government stopped providing it, and now the members of the team are threatening to boycott the upcoming games in Beijing:

The nation's leading medal prospects for the August Games are in shooting, with Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore fancied to bring home a gold medal after winning a double trap silver four years ago in Athens. However, the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) secretary Baljit Singh Sethi said a shortage of ammunition for air weapon competitors was hampering preparations . . . "I don't think it will be worthwhile sending the shooters to the Olympics. The damage has been done. I will take the issue up in our next general body meeting next month," Sethi said. "It's a pity that the shooters were the best medal hopes and they are treated so shabbily."

I don't know too much about India, but I did watch a little movie called Gandhi and wasn't the message of that film nonviolence? You don't need guns and ammo to prove your worth, man. Remember how the main character – I can't recall his name, the bald dude – trekked over deserts to get the spice or the water to make some kind of point about the unity of the universe? Oh wait, I believe I'm thinking of Dune. God that movie sucked. -KD 

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