The Desperation of a Young Black Man

Bernard Gitz bought a nickel plated lightweight Smith & Wesson 38 caliber revolver. On December 22, 1984, he left his apartment in a blue windbreaker and went into the 14th Street subway station. He got on board and took a seat across from the door,. directly opposite him sat Troy Canty, 19, to his right sat Darryl KB, 19, and James Ramzer, 19. Diagonally, across from Gitz was Barry Allen, 18, four young black men. In New York, those are what's known as murder works.