After a shooting at a barbecue in eastern Toronto left two dead and 21 wounded, a Reddit user turned to Twitter to figure out all he could learn about those involved in the tragic event and share it with the r/Toronto community, a sub-group for discussion about the city. The post has since gone viral on Reddit and elsewhere on the social web.
(Note: The information below has not been independently verified. As the Redditor himself notes, "none of this is concrete evidence of anything's having happened or anyone's involvement in the shootings.")
Reddit user BitchslappedByLogic claims that the party was hosted by Twitter user @2ToneShorty based on this post:
@OrlyChak well its My party but yea its in Dblock
— 2Tone (@2ToneShorty) July 16, 2012
Bitchslappedbylogic noted that some people who may have been invited anticipated the party had the potential to turn violent:
I dnt wanna see no dumb ass nigga tryin 2start /cause a problem tomorrow wrong block 4 dat my niggas wuld turn green on u #realtalk have fun
— It's Millzee(@Millzzee) July 14, 2012
*starts praying* father God, guide and protect my friends from thy enemy tonight. Let us not war but party & bullshit
— Criminal Secretary (@Shenel_M15) July 16, 2012
Bitchslappedbylogic continued to dig through Twitter profiles of people apparently involved with the event, finding messages from victims and attendees:
Wow @shalandagolden my Niigata got shot .. In fucking tears right now
—Famousgirl Johnson (@FamousGirlXo) July 17, 2012
Got shot twice. This shit is unreal. Im glad im still breathing.
— DOWNASSB*TCH. (@SOunpretty) July 17, 2012
So uncomfortable but need sleep ????????
— ? (@Miraballer) July 16, 2012
According to Bitchslappedbylogic, Jada was shot and possibly killed, as indicated by her boyfriend's tweets:
Dead of not she'll be my girlfriend forever!!!!
— Live 2 Tell (S.C-M) (@SLRH_) July 17, 2012
Bitchslappedbylogic also deduced the incident may be the result or cause of a blood feud between families or rival gangs:
Ohhnoo… I'm just taking in how big this situation is because of who their family is… Smh
— R.I.P ShyShy (@__JadenRose) July 17, 2012
The Redditor's work has been drawing the attention of local media outlets, who have tweeted some of the accounts cited in the original post in an effort to arrange interviews:
these reporter niggas need to leave my nigga @SLRH_ the fuck alone, on some real shit, fuckin dummys
— Sosa (@EMJones__) July 17, 2012
A few of the Twitter users cited by Bitchslappedbylogic have set their Twitter profiles to private, perhaps as a result of unwanted attention due to the Reddit post.
In later comments, Bitchslappedbylogic makes clear that he's not a professional journalist, but rather "just a guy who thinks mainstream media coverage of almost everything is woefully inadequate." His investigation, along with more than 700 Redditors' comments discussing his work, can be found here. Mashable has reached out to him to learn more, and we'll update this post with any response.
Do you think Bitchslappedbylogic's method of culling Twitter for potentially relevant information is a viable method of finding out the truth in such a tragic and chaotic event? Should police learn from his methods? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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