Red Star reports yet another heinous Minneapolis crime

The Red Star reports today on a vicious crime involving a 62 year old Minneapolis resident. Her life was taken from her on a sunny summer day for $50 and a soda. Joy Powell of the Red Star reports here: "Woman run down chasing robber".

As her son and others young and old watched in horror, a 62-year-old woman was run down Saturday afternoon at a south Minneapolis gasoline station. Witnesses said Evelyn Geng had chased a robber who had snatched her $50 bill. She then tried to block his escape, only to be hit by a getaway driver.

This is a prime example of the crime wave sweeping Minneapolis since the spring of 2005, which hits the "average person", as opposed to gangbanger on gangbanger violence. See a compendium of links to prior posts here. Nothing could be more average than Ms. Geng's activity at the time of this latest incident; Ms. Geng was killed while doing the most mundane of tasks - filling her car with gas in the middle of the day.

In Rambix' previous log, we see that the Red Star reporter turns to the one page Rolodex for a quote from a community crime genius, Ron Edwards the "activist":

Ron Edwards, a civic leader who serves on the Police Community Relations Council, said the hit-and-run in broad daylight is symptomatic of bigger problems. It's part of a pattern of violence that has been predicted to sweep through the city, and not as much because of gangs and guns but because of economic desperation, he said.

Mr. Edwards, you've outdone yourself this time. Who'd have thought that economic conditions caused this killing? Thanks for unlocking the mystery.