| Location | Brooklyn, New York |
| Age | 19 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 12/06/1987 |
| Date of Death | 12/05/2007 |
| Visitors | 421 since 24/10/2009 |
| Creator |
Roberto Duncanson (1987 - May 12, 2007) was an African American gay man from Brooklyn, New York. On
May 12, 2007, he was stabbed to death by Omar Willock, who claimed Duncanson had flirted with him.
On May 12, 2007, Duncanson and Omar Willock, 17, passed each other on St. Mark's Avenue in Crown
Heights. Willock reportedly became enraged, yelled “What are you looking at, f*ck*r?”and started
shouting anti-gay slurs at DuncansonWillock accused Williams of looking at him, in a way he
interpreted as flirting. It's unclear how Willock knew Duncanson was gay.
Duncanson walked away, and continued on his way to visit his cousin on Brooklyn Avenue. Willock
allegedly followed Duncanson to his cousin's house, and waited for him to come out. When Duncanson
emerged from the house, Willock resumed following him.
As Duncanson kept walking, Willock followed and continued to yell anti-gay epithets at Duncanson.
Willock then started a fist fight with Duncanson.
The fight ended when Willock took out a knife and stabbed Duncanson as he tried to walk
away.Paramedics found Duncanson on the sidewalk.He had been stabbed in the back four times.
Duncanson was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he died an hour later.
On March 12, 2009, the judge granted the defense motion to toss the hate crime charge, leaving the
jury to deliberate the second- and first-degree murder charges. The hate crime charge would have
increased the minimum sentence in the event of a conviction.
If I should go tomorrow
It would never be goodbye,
For I have left my heart with you,
So don't you ever cry.
The love that's deep within me,
Shall reach you from the stars,
You'll feel it from the heavens,
And it will heal the scars.
....
Hes at peace,eternal peace with God now, watching over his family and friends until there reunited at the heaven gates, he had his whole life ahead of him,he didnt deserve this.... god bless you hun xx
In loving memory of Robert
"Looking back with memories,
Upon the path you trod,
We bless the hours we had with you,
And leave the rest with God."
May you forever live on in the hearts of those who love and miss you.
Im sorry for the lack of decency in this world.
Rest in peace xx
Proud to Be Gay
It is so hard to believe that your life was taken away
Just due to the fact that you were proud to be gay!
What does that matter, you did not hurt anyone
You are still someone’s Brother, still someone‘s Son!
It is a fact of life that others just do not listen,
They think you are wrong, so they set out on a mission.
To destroy a young life that was full of meaning and love
Now you rest with all of our Angel’s, in heaven above
Where you are all equal in eternal God’s love.
It is so sad that you cannot live and be free
This makes no sense at all, to people like me.
All this just for being proud to be gay?
Well I hope that they will rue the day
That they took your life without a thought,
Now they will have their day in that court!
I hope that they will get all they deserve
And gay pride will finally be heard.
There is no shame in just being you
I will end this verse by sending my love too ......
with love for all that have lost there lives just for being gay
copyright� Rosalind Roberts
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