stabbing at the landing

[coredumped]

http://m.news4jax.com/wap/news/text.jsp?sid=326&nid=1123399491&cid=19233&scid=-1&ith=0&title=Top+Stories&headtitle=Top+Stories

[buckethead]

Ummm.... wow.

That sucks.

Sorry to him, his family and the city of Chicago. Probably over a little football smack talking.

[spuwho]

Here is the report in the Chicago Tribune with a picture of Chris from his Facebook.



http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-reports-lake-villa-man-stabbed-to-death-in-jacksonville-20121007,0,126406.story

[ronchamblin]

A real tragedy.  Now we know why we can't take guns into bars, even if you have a concealed weapon's permit.   

A friend was stabbed at a bar at Five Points in the early eighties.  It was the lounge "I think" called the Five Points Lounge, run by the fellow (Bob ?) who did the wine tasting on TV.  Had a pool table or two.  You could enter bar from the front or the back.   

The knife fellow was a real nut.  My friend, who had long hair at the time, was just sitting at the bar.  Idiot apparently came up and thrust the knife into his side, saying something like, "I don't like the way you look".  He just missed the heart.  He was lying on the floor behind the bar when I came in.  He survived, but had surgery.  Soon after this event, the bar owner closed the actual bar, having only a package store.  Perhaps insurance hit the roof.   

Knives are scary. They are quick, and can be quite deadly, as this Landing tragedy shows.     

[Dapperdan]

Is there any security at the Landing on nights, especially nights before games and big events? I ask this because the article says patrons actually had to chase the suspect down and hold him until police arrived. Is Sleighman trying to slum lord the palce with no upgrades and no security?

[tufsu1]

yes....there is hired Landing security every night...but they are more like mall cops.

Some establishments, like Hooters, hire off-duty police officers....and from what I was told, the cop who was stationed at Hooters Saturday night ran over to Fionn's to assist in the arrest

[If_I_Loved_you]

Here is the report in the Chicago Tribune with a picture of Chris from his Facebook.



http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-reports-lake-villa-man-stabbed-to-death-in-jacksonville-20121007,0,126406.story

This is so sad my heart goes out to his family and friends. 

[coredumped]

Is there any security at the Landing on nights, especially nights before games and big events? I ask this because the article says patrons actually had to chase the suspect down and hold him until police arrived. Is Sleighman trying to slum lord the palce with no upgrades and no security?

Lots of security, as you can see the guy was caught instantly. The landing is probably the worst place to do a crime like this in my opinion.

[fsujax]

it really is unreal that this happend. Terrible thing.

[peestandingup]

Here's the victim's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/william.c.pettry

Seems he grew up close to where I did (around the E KY/WV border). I bet he was a scrapper.

[Steve_Lovett]

Why hasn't this received the media publicity you would think --- a murder at the highest-profile venue in the city? Has there been some sort of suppression of this story?

I think it's a terrible tragedy for this man's family/friends - and it's not good news, but it IS a factual, relevant local news story that's hardly been reported.

[coredumped]

Here's the victim's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/william.c.pettry

Seems he grew up close to where I did (around the E KY/WV border). I bet he was a scrapper.

Are you really stereotyping someone based on the neighborhood they live?

[fsujax]

Steve. It has been on all the news stations that I have seen, front page of the TU online and on the radio.

[fsquid]

Why hasn't this received the media publicity you would think --- a murder at the highest-profile venue in the city? Has there been some sort of suppression of this story?

I think it's a terrible tragedy for this man's family/friends - and it's not good news, but it IS a factual, relevant local news story that's hardly been reported.

where have you been?

[thelakelander]

From the Orlando Sentinel:

Cops: Suspect cut Bears fan's throat after seeing him talking to wife



http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/nationworld/chi-reports-lake-villa-man-stabbed-to-death-in-jacksonville-20121007,0,5426902.story