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History See other History Articles Title: One of Bernhard Goetz's muggers kills self on anniversary of subway shoot Exactly 27 years to the day after Bernhard Goetz — famous in New York lore as the “Subway Vigilante’’ — shot four young men he thought were threatening him on a train, one of them killed himself by swallowing prescription pills in a low-rent Bronx motel, authorities said. James Ramseur, 45, was found dead of an apparent overdose at 11:30 a.m. yesterday at the Paradise Hotel at 2990 Boston Road, law-enforcement sources said last night. He was in bed and fully clothed. Ramseur had gotten out of prison only 17 months ago, after serving 25 years upstate for raping a young woman on a Bronx rooftop. The shooting took place on Dec. 22, 1984, when Ramseur, 18, and neighborhood pals Darrell Cabey, Barry Allen and Troy Canty, all 19, were riding a downtown No. 2 train. As it approached Chambers Street, they encountered Goetz, an electronics specialist. What ensued is in dispute. Goetz told authorities the intimidating youths demanded $5 from him. The teens insisted they were only panhandling. Goetz fired five shots from his Smith & Wesson, hitting all of them. Ramseur was wounded in the arm. Many residents of the city, which was then undergoing an unprecedented era of street crime, hailed him as a hero. But since the four youths were black, others called him a racist. He was convicted of illegally possessing a loaded firearm, but cleared of the more serious charges — four counts of attempted murder. Cabey, who was paralyzed when Goetz shot him at close range, won a $43 million lawsuit. Goetz declared bankruptcy and hasn’t paid a dime. Cabey, by far the most seriously injured, still is confined to a wheelchair and functions with the intellect of an 8-year-old. Allen was convicted of robbery in 1991 and released from prison four years later. Canty racked up a string of petty offenses and once served 18 months in a residential drug- treatment program. Poster Comment: He finally did something positive with his life- he ended it. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 4.
#4. To: X-15 (#0)
Its too bad that the dirtbags rape victim wasnt armed too, couldve saved them both a lot of trouble.
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