Kenneth Lundy East Cleveland cop

Roger Ashley’s accused killer still not caught

Black Cleveland residents are getting a taste of "old school" news reporting from local newspapers and television stations that simply report black deaths as just another black man or woman dead. No pictures. No interviews with relatives. No trying to get an understanding of the victim and his or her connection to the community they lived in and the people who knew them. Just a stock photo of a cop car or yellow tape with a few brief details that someone was shot to death. The dehumanization of black people in the mainstream media has never ended.

EAST CLEVELAND, OH – Roger Ashley’s murder makes no sense.  He and his brother left together after a November 19th family visit and decided to stop at the GAS USA across from Shaw High School and the Sunoco.  His brother said “the best corned beef sandwiches are in the ‘hood.”  Ashley, 38, lived in Euclid but was raised in East Cleveland and liked corned beef sandwiches.  The stop was routine.  The events that took his life were not. The alleged shooter was already in the store when the two men arrived after 1:30 a.m.  Roger went to order a sandwich. …

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