LOST ILLINOIS MAN SHOT DEAD IN FLORIDA WHILE ASKING FOR DIRECTIONS

This story jumped out at me this morning. I live in South Florida, and this Illinois man is from the area I grew up. The crime here is unbelievable. And the fact that only one person would help this man in a heavily populated area where many people saw what happened sickens me. Is this what America is coming to? A society where we are able to walk away from a person in need? Very sad, indeed. I hope they catch the bastard who did this.

By Marlene Naanes
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted July 31 2006


MIAMI -- Authorities were searching Monday for a man who witnesses said shot and killed an Illinois tourist who was asking for directions.

After dropping his son off at a shopping mall, Ronald Gentile, 54, pulled over in the Coconut Grove area Saturday afternoon, police said. Witnesses reported seeing Gentile roll down the window on his rented white Chevrolet Cobalt. A man dressed in black then apparently approached the vehicle, robbed and shot Gentile.

``We are speculating that because he was not familiar with the area, he stopped to ask for directions,'' said Miami police spokesman William Moreno.

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