Gang Shrine for Anthony Scott grows at Devon and Oakley

 (West Ridge) - With all the love being spread on these gang shrine signs posted on the wall above the teddy bear, candles and flowers, you have to ask yourself....

Why would anyone want to murder Anthony "Harlem" Scott?

For those who thirst for a neighborhood bike ride or stroll today, this gang shrine is located on the south east wall on Oakley, by Devon.

Better get there early thou, as in the night they're harder to read and there could be a possibility you'll get shot and killed, like Anthony Scott did on March 16, 2012.

This gang shrine is located in Alderman Debra Silverstein's 50th Ward.

Clearly, as long as these messages have been erected, Ald. Silverstein must approve this gang shrine?

While I know most of you won't make it to this ever-growing gang shrine, I'll bring it into your living room today, for you to enjoy.

Read some of the heart-warming messages left by 

Anthony Scott's friends and family

RIP Harlem

Rest in Peace, Tony

Harlem, Rest in Peace, our Brotha Son

photos by Craig Gernhardt

Street memorial held in murder victims honor

Memorial for Anthony Scott

(West Ridge) - Unwelcomed crowds gathered together to hold a memorial on the evening of March 22 at Devon and Oakley, for a 19 year old male who got shot in the head March 16, around 9:45 p.m., and was pronounced dead on March 18 at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston.

Anthony Scott, of the 9100 block of South Perry Avenue, was honored by his fellow 'negative loiterers' - who police say the 'NL's' were representing with their various gang colors to honor Scott on the northside street corner where he got murdered. Ceasefire was on hand for the event, as were the Chicago Police Department.


According to a gang hoodlum message board I monitor, (which is hard to decipher because it's all slang gang talk), Scott was a member of a gang called the Moes, who got caught in the wrong part of town and got shot by the Kings. Retaliation is coming, according to the hoodlum message board website.