The Morning Of by S.B. Cody

Author:S.B. Cody [Cody, S.B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bloodhound Books

PART III

A Town on the Edge

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The shooting of Noah Spaulding had brought a number of national reporters to Stanford. After the shooting, even more made the pilgrimage. After more than a week went by without much in the way of developments, most started to leave. Any articles about Stanford had started getting pushed back a couple pages in the paper. The TV reports started appearing in the second half of any program if at all, so it no longer required the man on the ground. However, they were soon given a reason to stay.

One such reporter was Heather Morrison with CNN. Thursday morning, she stood outside the SSPA headquarters with a microphone in hand and a camera in her face.

“This is Heather Morrison with CNN. We are here, live, outside of the headquarters for the Stanford Society for Police Accountability here in Stanford, Missouri. This place appears to have been the subject of a hate crime. Last night, an unidentified man came here to spray paint a racist message on the door. In addition, a cross was made with lighter fluid on the sidewalk and lit ablaze. Over here, we have Mr. Thomas Conway who lives across the street and was the first to report the incident.” Heather headed over to an older man who stood up straight and kept trying out a different smile on his face.

“Mr. Conway, will you please tell us what you saw?” Heather asked as she placed the microphone near him.

“Well, I had just gotten up in the night to get a glass of water,” Thomas said, his eyes darting all over the place attempting to find a place to fix them. “I saw someone out front of the… the…” Thomas pointed behind him, trying to make sure his hand went in the right direction. “I saw him drawing something on the door and then messing around on the sidewalk. Then all of a sudden, this cross just went up in flames right over there.” Thomas turned to show off the area he spoke of. Then he realized he should still face the camera and turned back around. “It, it was so scary. Then I ran and called the cops.”

“And did you get a good look at the vandal?”

“No, it was really dark, so I couldn’t see much.”

“Thank you, Mr. Conway.” Thomas stepped away as Heather took center stage again. “This town has been rocked with controversy as of late. First there was the shooting of fifteen-year-old Noah Spaulding which sparked nationwide protests as part of the Black Lives Matter movement. This was then followed by what has been called the Stanford Massacre when twenty-eight people lost their lives in a school shooting, which has yet to be solved. Many have wondered if the SSPA could have been connected with the shooting due to some controversial remarks that SSPA head, Denise Liman, made at a protest being held at the time of the shooting. We’re here with Ms. Liman now. Ms. Liman, how do you respond to this vandalism?”

Liman stared down the camera like it was the barrel of a gun.

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