Bystander stomped to death outside pool hall
Suspects sought in fight

By Brent Whiting and Stephanie Paterik
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 18, 2002


NORTH PHOENIX - A fight that spilled out of a north Phoenix pool hall turned deadly Wednesday night when the three men involved took offense at a bystander who was watching and beat and stomped the man to death, authorities said.


Detective Tony Morales, a police spokesman, described the incident as one of the most vicious, unprovoked attacks he has come across in more than 30 years in law enforcement.

"He was minding his own business when people turned and descended on him like a pack of dogs," Morales said of the victim, who won't be identified until relatives can be notified. The three men were still at large Thursday night.

"He's 20 years old, an innocent kid standing outside this pool hall who happened to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and was attacked by these individuals in just a horrific, brutal manner, unprovoked whatsoever."

Police identified two of the men as Sammy Compton, 26, and Christopher Weston Whitley, 24, also known as "Cracker." The nickname tattooed on his head.

The third suspect is unidentified but goes by "Bull Dog" and is a White male in his 20s, police said.

The killing took place about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday when the victim was standing outside River City Pockets, 1107 E. Bell Road, waiting for a cab.

A brawl that started inside the pool hall spilled outside, and the man watched, Morales said. One of the combatants turned to the victim and demanded to know what he was staring at, police said.

The victim, sensing danger, ran but was chased down by three men who beat and stomped him to death, Morales said.

The three men drove away in a red Honda sedan with tinted windows and chrome wheels.

Employees were shaken by the death, a bar worker said. News of the death hadn't scared away customers Thursday; about 15 people were shooting pool and sipping beer in the afternoon.

The bar has different day and night crowds, patrons say.

Donna Harvey, a regular, said she will continue to visit the pool hall in the afternoons.

"It doesn't surprise me that it happened in this area, because I wouldn't come up this way at night," she said while searching for a song on the jukebox. "But this (pool hall) is a nice place. I am real surprised it happened here."

A cash reward is being offered for tips leading to arrests and convictions. Anyone with information should call Silent Witness at 480-WITNESS.

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we should put these jackoffs in a room with the lord of the flies tribe from milwaukee and a sack full of hammers

it would be fun to watch what happens

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They look like angry gangsta rappers to me.

The three men drove away in a red Honda sedan with tinted windows and chrome wheels.

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Sorry Colonel, I disagree.  The VAST majority of 18 year olds are completely too immature to be trusted with a concealed firearm.

I am 30 years old, I was always one of the most mature 18-21 year olds most people ever met.  I however suffered from the same character flaws that many men in this age group suffer from - sense of my own immortality/invulnerability, the desire to experience one thrill after another, lack of experience in dealing with alcohol, undeveloped/underdeveloped social skills to help me extract myself from potentially violent situations without conflict, a sense that I knew everything and everyone who disagreed was an idiot.  Now keep in mind, I was one of the more mature people in my age group.

I am consultant for fraternities and work with more men and women under the age of 21 than you can imagine.  Maybe 5% of them possess the requisite maturity to carry a concealed weapon.  Now let me be the first to state that I don't think I was part of that 5% ten years ago.  I was in far too many conflicts/fights/scuffles that could have ended up tragically had a firearm been present.

The fact that you reacted with "bull fucking shit" makes me wonder how level headed you are.  Can you not disagree without using profanity and coming across as beligerent?  How old exactly are you sir?

Quoted:I'm sorry 100 dead innocents at the hands of immature firearms owners is NOT better than having even one immature potential firearms owner told he has to wait.  Why not reduce the age of voting to 16 since we can drive at that age?  If we can drive and vote at 16 why not let a 16 year old have a CCW?

Yeah, there is a such thing as a reasonable restriction on firearms.  Violent felons should not be allowed to own firearms even after their sentence is up. Some murderers are out in under ten years, should they have the right to own a gun to facilitate their actions again?  

Should a person with a history of mental instability be allowed to own one?  I know some of you will say yes, and that my friends scares the crap out of me.  Your all or nothing mentality is going to end up with us having nothing.

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Sorry Ben, the old enough to get drafted argument doesn't fly with me.  Yes, an 18 year old can be drafted BUT they receive far more training in firearms than the average gunowner ever does.  Yes, I realize the people on this board are the exception, most of us know weapons as well as most service personnel do.  However, the average soldier knows weapons better than the average gun owner.  Also, an 18 year old in the military is living in a very structured and disciplined environment.  Guns are stored at the base arsenal unless the soldier is in a combat area.  They don;t have a kid an M16 and let him take it wherever he wants, nor an M9 for that matter.  When they are using firearms it is once again in a controlled environment under supervision of NCOs and commissioned officers.

I'm sorry 100 dead innocents at the hands of immature firearms owners is NOT better than having even one immature potential firearms owner told he has to wait.  Why not reduce the age of voting to 16 since we can drive at that age?  If we can drive and vote at 16 why not let a 16 year old have a CCW?

Yeah, there is a such thing as a reasonable restriction on firearms.  Violent felons should not be allowed to own firearms even after their sentence is up.  Some murderers are out in under ten years, should they have the right to own a gun to facilitate their actions again?  Should a person with a history of mental instability be allowed to own one?  I know some of you will say yes, and that my friends scares the crap out of me.  Your all or nothing mentality is going to end up with us having nothing.

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However, the average soldier knows weapons better than the average gun owner.

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Actually, what you mean to say is "A former Neo-Nazi".  While I'm sure their heart is in the right place, the Simon Wiesenthal Center is another group that consistently misuses the term "skinhead".  Real skinheads are individuals.  While most are politically neutral, some are socialist, fascist, capitalist, etc.  I suggest you read the info I linked in my last post before spreading more mis-information.

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I don't see an age limit in the second amendment.

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[rolleyes]