*EXCLUSIVE* Jamie Hector Sets The Record Straight On The Shoot Out
How misleading headlines can be….
Life imitating art??? NOT!!
Jamie Hector (Marlo from HBO’s Wire) wants the public to know that he had no involvement whatsoever in this weekend’s shoot out which took place right outside of his wife’s baby shower in Brooklyn.
According to the Daily News:
A made-for-tv gun battle erupted outside a Brooklyn baby shower for the wife of a star of the HBO crime series “The Wire” Sunday, killing one teen and wounding two men, cops said.
Gunmen unloaded nearly 50 bullets outside the party for the wife of actor Jamie Hector – who played violent druglord Marlo Stanfield on the hit series – then tried to finish off one of the wounded men outside a hospital.
“What a gun battle,” a police source told the Daily News. “They have been watching too much TV.”
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When I put in a quick call to check on Jamie I was told that he is okay but he and his wife are very rattled by the shooting.
Jamie’s manager Ally Roberson released this statement from Jamie Hector about the incident…
“I first want to make it clear that the shooting incident yesterday did not take place at my home, nor did it involve me, my wife, nor any of the invited guests. Although none of the guests were hurt physically, the trauma of this experience is unforgettable. My condolences go out to the families of the victims.
I grew up in Brooklyn and this kind of violence is one of the reasons I founded Moving Mountains, Inc., a non-profit youth organization that redirects talented youth through the arts. I focus their energy on positive alternatives in an effort to deter them from this type of violence, which takes place on the streets everyday. We work to provide them with the life skills that allow them to make good choices for themselves and prepare them to lead positive, violence free lives.”
Jamie also adds, ”to be honest it was a disturbing feeling, but it also showed that we have a lot of work to do, we have to change how people think in order to change what they do”
Here’s Jamie with the kids of his Moving Mountains organization….
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Hector…. Keep your head up !!!!! do not let the negative media portray in a negative Light !!!! keep doing great things… This will to Pass
I am happy your setting the facts straight Egypt. They always wanna make a black man look bad.
I hope this gets corrected fast. Otherwise it could hurt his career. Nobody will want to hire a gang banger. It’s sad that the news ran his name and photo when he had nothing to do with it.
Im so glad that Jamie and everyone else is alright that was there.My Condolences go out to the victims families as well.Egypt GOD word in mysterious way’s.I would not know that he was from Brooklyn and have an organization helping the kids to do better with their lives.This message i hope that a lot of people that make a better life for themselves don’t forget the children in the Urban communities that need them so much.Great job that you are doing Jamie you are the real life Super Hero’s.Im involve with a football team for kids to keep them out of gangs and in school.It’s my nephew team Brooklyn Wolverines Football Team and they had some problems so i started to help out their team and coaches to have a place to practise exc.I hope to meet up with Jamie and other organization that’s helping the kids and their communities.Thanks for this story Egypt and im glad again that everyone will be alright.Peace
Thanks for this story Egypt!!
Who would have known he had a nonprofit organization?? Not me and I am absolutely In love with him!!!
The media always twists a story to make good headlines and thats definitely not fair to him or his family. I hope his wife wasnt too upset