Almost 20 minutes ago, a body was discovered and recovered from behind the address of 1205 Franklin St. There are unconfirmed reports of the victim dying as a result of multiple gunshot wounds.
The location of the house was nearby the Mt Pleasant Street viaduct.
I will update this when more information is available. UPDATE: 9:38 AM:
Here is a photo taken from the scene with an officer behind the yellow tape.
UPDATE 2: 9:50 AM
This is the property area where officers had discovered the body.
UPDATE 5: 8:47PM
A user on Facebook sent this image in their group page to show what is going on at the block during the time. The DCI van was parked next to the property the body was discovered. The left side of the van appears to have either someone or a empty black bag.
UPDATE 6: 9:01PM
KBURreleased information that the body has in fact a bullet wound.
UPDATE 9: June 27, 2013 2:53 PM:
KWQC News broadcasted briefly about the murderyesterdayon the 4:00 news.
Earlier today, I stumbled upon a comment on Facebook about a music video that was uploaded.
YouTube user BAM MUSIK uploaded the video last Friday. Since then, the video produced more than 4,700 views. The music video is called Blocka (B-Town) The video can be viewed through this link or through the embedded video attached to this blog post. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUIrUOdzwmo
The name of the raper is currently unknown.
EDIT: 6/22/2013: The DJ's name is DJ Boi Wonda.
The newly-made YouTube account lists a few sponsors that helped with the individual whom organized the music.
Inappropriate Content:
There is just so much bad content found in this video, I had to share some of the details I noticed while watching this video.
Even though the music video is called Block A, it could very well be a real drug-dealing apartment complex. What does Block A consist of?
A fairly easy access point.
A guard to check on who is coming in.
A crazy-looking man.....
who owns a handgun.....
who supplies and does cocaine.....
and has thousands of dollars (mostly 20's, 50's, and 100's)
Drug activity (pot and drinking whiskey).
Smoking pot and showing off some expensive rims.
Some sort of tattoo with the letter B stamped on there. Could be a gang tattoo.
Children posing in multiple shots.
Direct Location:
There were some places within the video that shared locations in which the video was made.
This one stood out to me not just because they are signs that show they are going into Burlington, but because they were moving into the town. In the title of the blog, I suggested that all, if not one, of the individuals were in fact from Chicago. The reason being is because of the previous video that was created last December in which shows aerial views of Chicago.
One of the first street signs shown in the video was the intersection streets of 400 South Central Ave. and 1100 Maple St.
This specific intersection is where one of the locations was depicted from the video. What's interesting is the fact that the gas station Circle K had a shooting incident earlier last year.
In the video, there were some images of guns, references of firing firearms, and making comments in firing such weapons. Perhaps they promote such activity as what had happened in Circle K.
Just down the street from that location is this place. I know very little about the building but it seems to be important for the individuals in the video to be doing their thing in front of the place.
I know some years ago, there was a building nearby the shoe shop that was considered as a bar. From what I heard, an individual was killed in that bar. If you were dressed in something they didn't like at the time, they would beat you up royally.
The final location shown in the video was 1100 Aetna St. and 2000 Summer St.
The location is basically behind Walgreens nearby Family Video.
What happens now?
Currently, there is no information being provided by The Hawk Eye about it. Its probably not well-known yet, seeing that the video hasn't spread much within the news media or social networks.
There may be a possibility of the Drug Task Force and the Burlington Police Department investigating this matter. If so, this could explain the silence The Hawk Eye is currently doing.
We'll wait and see what happens next.
EDIT: 6/22/2013:
The music video that was produced wasn't necessarily uniquely made. Some of the lyrics and tones from the music were altered. The original music it was based from was Blocka by the rapper Pusha-T. You can eitherclick the link to watch it or watch it through the embedded video on the blog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfR00nu5xQw
Here are the lyrics to this song. Keep in mind that not all of the lyrics that come from this video is similar to the one produced in Burlington. Lyrics were found on http://rapgenius.com/Pusha-t-blocka-lyrics
I was driving home earlier tonight after grabbing some food when I ran into a squad car speeding down the street. After making my turnoff toward the overpass on Central Avenue, I noticed some lights in the distance. As I drew closer, I seen a few squad cars parked under and over Washington street nearby the overpass. I noticed a white truck parked off the road. As first I suspected that it was an accident that happened seeing that it just started snowing and it began to become very foggy.
When I got home, I went onto Facebook and discovered that this was more than just an accident.
So there you have it. Some idiot hits multiple cars and tries to escape by jumping over the overpass. Thanks to police, the idiot was arrested.
Update:
Information was broadcasted through the Eastern Iowa Fireground page.
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