When this story flashed across the evening news I thought to myself, a young black couple brutally murdered and they only received 45 seconds of air time. The next morning I saw a facebook post for Michael and Nia by a good friend. Please don't say it's the same people...It was. Educated, smart, successful, outgoing...in love. They were coming home from a engagement party in Jersey City and were victims of an intended car jacking. The suspects shot both in the head and left with gift cards, their wallets and Nia's engagement ring.
Michael Muchioki was an engineer, Nia Haqq was an associate producer for a Nickelodeon affiliate. He was 27 she only 25, they share the same ages of my husband and I. They were buried side by side. When I hear of such acts of violence it makes me sick. Especially when we harm each other. Three suspects were arrested and held on bond last week.
"Darmelia Lawrence, Latonia Bellamy and Shiquan Bellamy, all 19-year-old Jersey City residents, are charged with felony murder, armed robbery and weapons offenses, Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio said Friday. Shiquan Bellamy was already in custody on an unrelated narcotics charge."
I find it even sadder that Jesse James and Tiger Woods got even more press coverage. Even Nancy Grace was still talking about 3 year old Casey. Every day I think to myself if I am a victim of violence, will my story be on the evening news? I feel these stories are always overshadowed by Natalie Holloway type cases. Does the media think the public doesn't care? Well we do care. Please explore these cases. We want to know the back story of Michael and Nia.
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