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Atlanta already had its first one within the first minutes, at the Five Points MARTA Station (at Underground where the Peach Drop takes place). There was a fight and a teen was stabbed to death. So much for a murder free 2011 in ATL . Then again, as jordandubreil mentioned, NYE is an event where there is a lot of partying and heavy drinking, so such an incident is more likely to occur. Therefore, you can't really use it as a measure of how the entire year is going to be.
The 'peach drop' in underground Atlanta was promptly followed by the stabbing to death of a 14 year old around the corner @ the main transit station. It happened 15 minutes into the new year!
pretty typical for Atlanta!
San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose all had their first homicide of the year today:
San Francisco:
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The victim and a suspect had been sitting on the sidewalk at the corner of Turk and Taylor streets at about 3:20 p.m. when the suspect shot the victim multiple times and ran, Officer Albie Esparza said.
The victim, a man in his 30s or 40s, was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he died from his injuries...
The city's first homicide of 2011 happened nine minutes into the new year when an 18-year-old Bay Point man was fatally shot and three men wounded outside an East Oakland apartment complex, police said.
Darnell Barr was pronounced dead at the scene. The three wounded men were 18- and 19-year-old Oakland residents and a 27-year-old from Sacramento, who were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.... Teen killed in Oakland's first homicide of 2011
San Jose:
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At approximately 1:03 a.m., police received a call of a drive-by shooting in the 400 block of Auzerias Avenue, San Jose police Officer Jose Garcia said.
Officers found a 15-year-old boy suffering from gunshot wounds, Garcia said.
The boy was pronounced dead at the scene, he said...
Chicago is at 4 but the number could rise.. 2 killed, 5 critical in shooting at South Side motorcycle club - Chicago Breaking News (http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2011/01/several-people-shot-at-club-on-south-side.html - broken link)
Baltimore City police said two men got into an argument in the 1500 block of Hazel Street around 1:30 p.m. Saturday. One man was cut while the other was stabbed, according to police.
Both victims were taken to local hospitals.
An unidentified man, 21, died from his injuries.
Police have not released a motive for the slaying
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. Then again, as jordandubreil mentioned, NYE is an event where there is a lot of partying and heavy drinking, so such an incident is more likely to occur. Therefore, you can't really use it as a measure of how the entire year is going to be.
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