Colin Flaherty: White Photographer Shot Dead, With His Fiancée. What we Lost.

Colin Flaherty (Author of Don't Make the Black Kids Angry) Commentary News Video "Photographer, James Sapone, 48, who went by Anthony, killed in Cherokee Street robbery was heading out to dinner with fiancée when shot" black criminality violence destroying lives dmtbka
ST. LOUIS • A local photographer had plans to get married before he was shot and killed on Cherokee Street this week in what police described as a random robbery.

James Sapone, 48, who went by Anthony, was about to go out to dinner with his fiancée, Amy Sprandel, about 9 p.m. Monday in the 2700 block of Cherokee Street when they were approached by a man, Sprandel said Wednesday afternoon.

“Anthony had opened the car door for me like he always did,” said Sprandel. “And this man walks up and they started having words. Anthony stood up for himself. That’s who he was — he didn’t back down.”

The man was attempting to rob Sapone, when a woman approached Sprandel and fought with her, trying to take her purse, Sprandel said.

“She was actually smiling at me,” Sprandel said.

Soon Sprandel heard a loud bang, and the attackers ran off. Sapone had been shot and was lying on the ground. She called 911 and tried to give him CPR, but he stopped breathing before EMS arrived, Sprandel said.

“We were celebrating our one year anniversary,” she said. “He had shown me the ring he was going to buy. I’m just ... devastated.”

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Mar 22, 2019