Robert "Yummy" Sandifer Murder, 1994

[@darlynarnaud8211]

Here because of Denzel interview

[@gabrielshula1483]

😄me too

[@ashunderwood88]

Same

[@mardosavage6426]

Yup 👍 same here

[@mardosavage6426]

Yup Denzel brings me here

[@nimitz1739]

Darlyn Arnaud me too

[@kriggins34]

No one ever cared enough to tell that young man he was worth something

[@TheresaPowers]

he was worthless.a savage

[@applecandyfolks7979]

ignorance breed ignorance, no amount of speech could get an aligaor turn dove

[@applecandyfolks7979]

@AmarNathan so was the father, any man who choose to not put his children first is a wasted biomass

[@nightfighter7452]

@@TheresaPowers lol a fucking 11 year old who grew up traumatized. He needed rehabilitation, not to continue living in the hood.

[@DubBeats]

Samwisegamgee The Brave Boy shut up if you read how he was raise that was a hurt lil boy. He was abuse by his mom tell me this how you will feel if your mother abuse you in lie too you. You feel the same

[@xandravaughn4671]

His family failed him NOT THE SYSTEM! It Starts in the HOME FIRST HE NEVER HAD A CHANCE TO BE A CHILD

[@nasirmills101]

Xandra Vaughn yup

[@gennygengen2165]

Shut the hell up! These conditions we live in to this very day are designed by YOUR people.

[@cameronjames546]

U literally used Denzel Quote and act like its your own 😂 lmfao. Goof

[@kuiperdasniper]

@@gennygengen2165 Are "Your People" the Europeans that the U.S. broke off from, or the wealthy African tribes that jumped on the global trade route. Everywhere had a product to export, Africa exported their own around the world. The Ashanti tribe is one of the more prominent ones. You can find their patterns worn by "woke" Democrat leaders maintaining control, and you can still find slaves traded in Africa TODAY.

[@juniornostaw7536]

The system failed his family.

[@edianaventrice31]

I blame his mom. He was only 11 years old. His mother neglected him. Abused him. Lied and said that his father was the one who was abusing him when he wasn't even around he was locked up all his life. Burning him with cigarettes & prostitution. Got arrested multiple times. He was sent to his grandmothers home which wasn't any different. Then got sent to a children's shelter then ran away and never came back. Dropped out of school. Went to the streets. Poor kid was obviously hurt. Angry. I believe if his mother wouldn't of been that way with him and stayed home and take care of him showed him love and care he wouldn't of been in the streets. Gets me so angry some people shouldn't even be fucking parents meanwhile you have people who can't even have kids and they are willing to give their child the world.

[@outlastoutlast7966]

Wish i could agree but my baby brother is a BGD and we had both parents in the. My dad is a vet and was very strict. As a matter of fact he had been in a gang since he was 12 and non of us knew even though after a while we seen people ten times older then him bow down. Hes an artist and does tattoos. But it took him going to prison for us to even be aware. I thought gangs we're a joke until all if the madness came to light and these people n children rather gamble their lives, the lives of their family and going to jail rather then just making it with out committing crimes

[@liluzireddominate8356]

True...if his mom was not like that he'd probably be here in 2018😔

[@lakiushacoleman7308]

Ediana well put

[@florinerhodes8543]

@@outlastoutlast7966 if your brother was that deep in the gang and y'all didn't know.Then maybe y'all was not paying attention. At 12 to be so respected in the gang that means that he had no boundaries or accountability. And I think you meant 10 years older..Ten times older would make those gang bangers 120 years old.

[@tghetto5]

@@onlyplayaseattacoswiththei9433 I'm fucking dead bro...funniest comment on youtube rn.

[@otisthomas5096]

Not a grown Black man in sight 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@jasminelaflor9773]

exactly

[@even-after6]

Saddening

[@damamama1]

Wow I didn’t even realize that.

[@catherinelewis4775]

The facts smh!

[@robertmasina7388]

Typical of that community.

[@pinkfloydfan92]

He was born into a life where this was going to happen. His family and the system failed him.

[@User2718218]

The entire black community is in crisis and failing itself.

[@joshuaboyd1188]

You know if we are going to point the finger... Is it safe to say the government failed black folks all together. Chicago and many other cites in the mid west are destitute and violent. But this is what the system wants. Nobody black ever asked for this way of life. But what is a black family to do when they are not given the same opportunities as other ethnic groups in this country, especially chicago. Maybe the white folks who run chicago are the pieces of shit. Til this day chicago is still very segregated. All im saying is the brain cant teach what it dont know. Maybe instead of pointing the finger maybe more blacks from more wealthy areas of this country and the world should take the time and look out for places like chicago or flint Michigan.... Its been 5 years and flint water is still dirty.... My point is maybe the black folks in south side chicago are not the problem maybe the system is....

[@tayveionhuddleston5774]

How old was he

[@Hopper830]

The system has failed plenty of kids including myself. That's no excuse to turn to gangs and murder.

[@cmhardin37]

@@joshuaboyd1188 Violence comes before poverty.

[@JessSoShutUp]

This is so heartbreaking. And the fact that the only picture that anyone had of this little baby was a mugshot is even more sad. His aunt talking about him sounds like she doesn't know shit about him too.

[@ejaybrady6849]

Early life Robert Sandifer was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 12, 1983. Sandifer's mother, Lorina Sandifer, had over 30 arrests while prostituting,[7] many of which were drug-related. Sandifer's father, Robert Akins, was absent throughout Sandifer's life due to incarceration for a felony gun charge. Sandifer was physically abused from the time he was an infant.[6] Before he was three years old, Sandifer was already known to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Physical examinations showed that Sandifer was alleged to have had cigarette burns on his arms and neck as well as linear bruising consistent with physical beatings. Lorina initially blamed the abuse on Sandifer's father, although she later recanted.[8] In 1986, Sandifer and his siblings were removed from his mother's home by DCFS and were sent to live with their grandmother in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago.[8] His grandmother's residence contained as many as 19 children on some occasions. By most accounts, his grandmother's home was not much better than Sandifer's previous home. Sandifer, by the age of eight, quit attending school and began to roam the streets stealing cars and breaking into houses. At the age of ten, Sandifer was arrested on charges of armed robbery. A psychological examiner at the time reported that "Robert is a child growing up without any encouragement and support," and that he "has a sense of failure that has infiltrated almost every aspect of his inner self."[8] In 1993, Sandifer and his siblings were removed from his grandmother's home and were sent to the Lawrence Hall DCFS shelter on Chicago's North Side, from which Sandifer ran away and never returned. From 1993 until his death, Sandifer's whereabouts and living arrangements remain unclear, although he continued to be arrested by the authorities But yet the grandmother wants to stand outside and scream like a banshee ..she didnt give a fuck bout that boy..the system didnt fail this boy his family and those around him failed him did

[@blaquegirl77]

They were all on drugs unfortunately! The mama and Grandma were both users and unfortunately this is life that children get cursed with when the matriarchs are not strong. Sad all around

[@awatkins5833]

@@blaquegirl77 Matriarchs? What about the fuckin' men? It takes MEN to raise and teach young boys.

[@roo-pf7qw]

Well said.she had to recant her accusation against the lads father.he was in prison when the abuse was going on.i think it was his Mother had passed away,I think it was her I read about.Andbi would like to know if his Father is out of prison and where he is.bavk then how much would a small placue for this lads grave cost.400 turned up.for his funeral and if all of them had put in 50cents each I'm sure he could've had a nice placue.and were they people who really cared or just ghouls coming for a sticky beak and perform because there's a camera there,did they all.pull together to help with his siblings afterwards or were they forgotten too.💖✌️

[@MindIsSoothed]

I thought he didn’t have anyone and he was all alone but he got a lot of ppl crying for him.. his family failed him

[@zephonyx6204]

He failed himself by killing a teenage girl.

[@chombakandeke2580]

@@zephonyx6204 you'll the same people leaving kids to fend for themselves. How do you expect a kid not cared for to behave? He killed the girl cause of a stray bullet it wasn't intentional and if you read the story he was going to turn himself in before he was silenced

[@Itgyrl909]

I've been reading/listening to Yummy's same sad story since I was in high school in '95. Even today it's still powerful, chilling and distrubing. His family is completely oblivious to the fact that he was just an 11 y.o. The whole version of this video leaves me in awe. His mom said he was just an average kid who use to drive her around in stolen cars. The fam don't even consider his 23 felony arrest. This problem is bigger than the Chi'. The world can't handle it.

[@tiannaspence9671]

I wish people could have seen it from his eyes. He only wanted love and support from a REAL FAMILY. Didn't anyone recall the reports of him telling his grandma on the phone that he is scared, tired of running from the police and sorry for what he did? He was a kid that slipped through the cracks and needed to be guided and loved by someone. Boy, I tell you. If I loved back then, in the area and knew about what he did before hand, I would have stopped him and took him in. may him and Shavon RIP.

[@pennyparham7007]

This child needed a Godly parent to lead him and love him,Tupac song young niggas brought me here. So sad,those boys who killed him should have got life,one is home at the same house Sorry POS!!and he has never said that he was sorry for this.

[@nikicarrie4071]

@@pennyparham7007 the ones that put them up to his killing should have gotten life

[@billybadass9357]

Off topic but u pretty asl tianna😭

[@daughterofzionmack681]

It's sad that all kids involved are gone. Yummy did not know any better. How he grew up was all he knew. He was born into everything he was. He did not gets chance to grow up and see that there is life outside of the ghetto. He had no positive people in his life and no one to look up to. It's sad to see this and it breaks my heart. But hey, God knows what he's doing, even in tragedies. We just need to teach our youth and be better parents in some households in the black community...this story here just makes me hug my son and to give him love everyday that way he would not lack any. Motherly and Fatherly love is what yummy missed his whole life.

[@rosss1959]

Sista you are ABSOLUTELY right. This is the enivornment the poor child was brought up in AND IT WAS ALL HE EVER NEW. I can SO relate to this. I lived the 1st 7 years of my life on 44th & Princeton. By the time I was in 2nd grade I had begun skipping school, was being recruited by the Black Stone Rangers and was well on my way down that dark path. Unfortunately my maternal grandmother took sick with cancer. But FORTUNATELY my paternal grandmother stepped up and took me to a small town in Michigan (Bangor) where it made all the difference in the world. Yes it was slow and country, and I was initially one of only a few blacks in the neighborhood but it was a healthy and safe upbringing. Something this child never head the chance to experience.

[@daughterofzionmack681]

Yep, you are right. I think all children need to experience a good environment when they are already lacking one. Children are so innocent and vulnerable. With your story, you could share with a troubled child to let them know that there is hope.

[@66JLB]

daughterofzion mack He was old enough to know right from wrong.

[@User2718218]

+OnTheGo AutoSpa What you are saying is totally fake-ass and in denial of reality.

[@adnsmusic3842]

daughterofzion mack He knew better, im from the wild hundreds & yummy was in the same grade as me. That nigga was a demon his name rang all the way to 119th & he was a bd from 103. All the lil niggas from the hundreds was tough back then but he was pure evil. They say his people used to put cigarettes out on his arms so i guess he was lashin out from the pain. He knew better though, some people like terrorizing nigga

[@zoirl]

It hurts my soul the way the grandma cries when she sees the hearse roll in the neighborhood.. This kid didn't deserve to go this early

[@liveyourbestsoftlife5705]

The grandma never cared while he was living. Fake for the cameras. No tears just hooping and hollering

[@mrsmekae]

this story haunts me. The killers said in an interview that he didn't cry, didn't shout, didn't beg for his life when he realized what was about to happen. Just knelt on the ground in silence. And I wonder what was going through his head in the final moments of his short, violent, tragic life. I wonder what would have happened to him, if anyone had loved him.

[@TheSincereb11]

do you know were i can find the interview your speaking of ?

[@Vayda5566]

I can't believe this tiny little boys are in a gang. I always thought they were about older kids like teenagers not no 11 year olds WTH. This is terrible. What happened to those programs where a guy mentors the little ones? need more men stepping up and helping out these little ones before they join a gang.

[@plawson8577]

Yummy knew he was going to Heaven, he felt remorseful about Shavon’s murder. He didn’t mean to do it. She was killed accidentally by his stray bullet. The two punk asses who murked him were 14 and 16 years old. They were ordered to carry out a hit on Robert because he frightened and was willing to sing to the Chicago PD the Black Disciples’ gang activities.

[@GratitudeGriot]

11 is just two years away from a teenager...children are impressionable at every age@@Vayda5566

[@outlastoutlast7966]

I can't get through this, he was just a child bad or not. This is beyond heart breaking.

[@Javon1689]

We can go thru it together

[@Mookaron]

Kid or no kid, you take a life somebody take yours!

[@ebonyduffy7278]

@@Javon1689 what

[@-g.k.4389]

@@Mookaron shut up

[@thebluecollarbadass9945]

Where is BLM

[@ronnietewolde4943]

Do you have any clue how many Yummys there are on the south side ? Thousands. yes his family failed him just like mine failed me. It's fucked up man. I just thank the Father that he saved me !

[@s8ba]

NOLAxBOSSMAN we should be laughing about them eyebrows bro you're ugly asf inside and out

[@tonydaza8504]

@@s8ba Shut the fuck up he ain’t talking to you

[@gringorunsu]

@@tonydaza8504 Your father should've pulled out and now he has left Humanity with a sad and sorry "Manuel Daza". Now shut your bitchass up.

[@Manis4817]

Seeing that grandmother put tears in my eyes

[@SleepyUncleSam]

The grandmother was more worried about him AFTER his death. If she cared half that much about him when he was alive he might have had a chance

[@liveyourbestsoftlife5705]

She was just acting for the cameras. Fake

[@KB-cw3dw]

It's like Denzel Washington put it. Everyone blames the system for all the bad that happens, and obviously things do need to be fixed in the system, but by the time the system is involved it's often too late. This kid ended up the way he did because of his home life, his involvement with friends and people doing bad things. Parents, take care of your kids. It starts in the home.

[@rhondaatkins1776]

When did Denzel say this?

[@Marymackthequeenofwack]

@@rhondaatkins1776 look up Denzel Washington interview about Yummy Sandifer, he speaks those exact words about this specific incident and relates it to the black community as a whole

[@rhondaatkins1776]

@@Marymackthequeenofwack Ok, thanks.

[@kamonkamera2713]

he wasnt fake...all he needed was to be led down the right path and he wouldve been successful,and probably still living,all he needed was a Real man or women to step in his life and teach him right from wrong...R.I.P YUMMY ✌️

[@grownwoman3000]

SMDH his grandmother screening at the hearst as it drives by he told her how afraid he was tired of running yes it starts at home.

[@sophiasmith5949]

And where was that man or woman suppose to come from ?? Look around who in his entire city is without fault ??

[@badgerfishinski6857]

Poor child. I feel for this little guy.

[@ginas828]

Such a sad story. :( And his aunt didn't seem to be able to describe him. She agreed to mostly every description given. Sad...she didn't really know him. I wonder how his siblings and cousins are doing now.

[@lew708]

This is the result of Black people getting away from the village mentality even though "IT TRULY TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A CHILD" We say that as a corny cliche but, it's REAL TALK! People on here saying "live by the gun , die by the gun"- This was an 11yr old CHILD, with a cracked out mother and absent father so he needed the community to step in and they let him down! Can't wait for our people to step up our mental game & stop allowing our environment to determine our worth! R.I.P. Yummy....... 2Pac4POTUS2016

[@blackmagic486]

yess 👏🏾👏🏾

[@peezhead]

Yea, this is more common among the black population of USA. The States is all about individualism.

[@Robert-fq5wx]

The time to scream "my baby!!!" is before he gets in trouble.

[@tiannaspence9671]

Let him rest in peace and be at rest. "Too Young To Kill, yet Too Young To Die."

[@donaldgant3452]

His pussy ass is not resting in peace, piss on his damned grave.

[@texazmade713]

2 pac brought me here

[@koyab9689]

He brung me here as well ... I was watching one of his documentary and I saw this lor baby poster behind him on the wall .. had to check it out

[@texazmade713]

lol same here ;)

[@koyab9689]

Sad story all the way ... People don't understand that these children are our FUTURE!!! love them and lead them on the right path!!!! May yummy r.i.p even though i didn't know him

[@ChrisDeRoma]

MrsKoya Brown Really? Yummy was our future? I'd take the A-Bomb over that.

[@chrissimon8677]

Loaded4506 He was just a little kid with a little kid mind..kinda like you..

[@chgosyndicate]

I grew up in roseland AND englewood. I remember this like it was yesterday. this story was sooooo hurtful, I recall that it did touch people everywhere of every race. People were upset that his guardians failed him. There was no excuse as to why he wasn't nurtured. Yummy and i come from the exact same neighborhood but my parents have been married now for 40 years and would sooner kill one of my brothers than let them turn into this. We need to start holding these 'adults" accountable for

[@jazzy0959]

How have times changed 😞

[@GratitudeGriot]

your parents would "kill one of [your] brothers" than to let them be killed by gang members? That sounds wild...

[@pvrpleswxg]

Smacked tf out that baby 😭 5:27

[@ambiee5420]

😂😂😂

[@lawnguylanda912]

😂😂😂😂

[@wassabij1135]

I'm weakkkk

[@scapegoat9307]

5:24 "Bad" (Smacks TF outta baby)

[@scapegoat9307]

5:27😂😂😭

[@armageddon1981]

I'm going to tell you all what happened as far as i know. Yummy was trying to shoot at my cousin whom was not mentioned as much. His name was samuel seay. The bullet hit him in the hand and the same bullet struck Shavon. She was supposed to do my sister's hair that next day as my sister and her brother breifly dated around that time. Honestly Shavon was my buddy and i still grieve her. I never got the chance to tell her that i liked her. I leave a red rose at her grave whenever i can. I miss u.

[@thunderballzz]

Yummy's autopsy reported bruises, cigarette burns and whiplashes from electrical cords. He was beaten at whichever foster home he was at. Welfare workers couldn't do much, so the BD's became his family that validated him. Our system failed him as much as the gangs. I pray God grants him the paradise he never found on earth.

[@EverythingQuestion]

No his parents failed him, not the system. It's not the systems job to control parents. If they create fucked up kids that is on them. He had garbage around him plain and simple.

[@liveyourbestsoftlife5705]

Foster homes didn't abuse him. Cps took him out his mom home and was abused there. His mom tried to say the dad did it but she recanted that statement. It was her. Cps took him out her house to the grandma house which was no better . They took him out the grandma house and put him and his two siblings into a shelter. Yummy ran from there and was on the run till he died. It's the family house. The mom died in 2005 in Indiana where she got married never raised not a one of her kids

[@badgerfishinski6857]

His parents failed him

[@badgerfishinski6857]

Damn right. Amen

[@ninaj30]

@@liveyourbestsoftlife5705 that’s so sad. I remember this like yesterday

[@stevechavez83]

Born in 83' A Millennial who didnt even live long enough to know what that even means. Lil Yummies everywhere... Im glad Denzel said his name.

[@butterflylovenj7300]

His story and picture on the cover of Time magazine haunted me as a child. Girl X's story as well. 😢 His grandmother broke my heart.

[@iamhida493]

I understand that a lot of the things he was doing were not right. And him being 11 years didn't excuse him from his actions. However, you have to look at his circumstances. He had no one to look up to. He came from a broken home. His father was incarcerated and his mom had a history of drug-related arrests. It's wasn't completely his fault. What kind of children are you going to produce from such??? He practically had to raise himself. That kid was so young. I just wish he could've gotten help before it was too late. He wasn't even able to live long enough to realize that there was more to life than just gang-banging, drugs, and violence. And RIP to Shavon Dean, but she didn't deserve to die the way she did either.

[@frozen7189]

"I DON'T CARE WHO'S CHILD IT IS I JUST WANNA HELP" I wish a lot of ppl had that mind set.

[@Santiago.Official]

The best thing to do when you in an argument with someone you should make them understand WHY you have that mindset and then hear theirs but how you wanna help them tho?

[@mrniceguy7168]

Look at the difference between Shavon’s family and Yummy’s family. People don’t accidentally turn out the way they do. And I’m not making judgements on Yummy. He didn’t choose to be brought into an abusive household with prostitutes in a neighborhood filled with a gangs.

[@mrs.Italy.D]

💯

[@jabaribelle9539]

“I wanna dedicate this one to Robert “Yummy” Sandifer. And all the other lil’ young niggas that’s in a rush to be gangstas,” the now deceased Tupac Shakur intones as an introductory overture to, “Young Niggaz” on Me Against the World

[@Cooley96]

Jabari Belle Your english was sensational here, good lord.

[@capoislamort100]

+Cooley96 Shut the fuck up, it's just a song

[@Cooley96]

capoislamort100 You shut the fuck up bitch. Don't be jealous that you didn't get a complement. _"the now deceased Tupac Shakur intones as an introductory overture to,"_ Is not part of the song, it's the part I was complementing.

[@capoislamort100]

Cooley96 fair enough, how about we both shut the fuck up..

[@seanlamar29]

+Cooley96 I agree stfu

[@mimjinthegreat9210]

Shit is crazy in chicago man

[@striker698]

Still is

[@onaje10]

lil man's life was story was tragic no doubt, but he didn't get this way by himself..... Tupac song brought me here

[@doomane]

@mynameis mynameis song called white man's world

[@shellgonzalez7969]

r.i.p robert yummy sandifer and shavon dean

[@sineadbrooks2632]

If I could go back in time to help yummy I sure as fuck would he just wanted a FAM that he never had just sucks he trusted the wrong ppl

[@lesliecarter8301]

we as people need to stop the killing and come together as one and love respect and teach our kids better God bless everyone who knew these family

[@skindiamonds]

The family's lack of accountability is astounding. The only picture they had of Yummy was that of his mugshot.

[@KillerGrim47]

Wait one question does yummy have any other pictures because the only picture i saw is yummys mugshot

[@Xixu.co.6]

Probably not. His family was all crackheads and people didn't take a lot of pictures back then

[@Bostonmoose243]

I’m not a father but this breaks my heart.

[@Crystal-be9ze]

“When he was growing up did he have a sense of humor” what do you mean he’s 11, he’s a child!!!! I pray for all these families this is sad, kids killing kids is heartbreaking 😢 his grandma’s heartbreak got me 😢

[@thaurbanthinker543]

I feel bad for Robert he never had a chance but i feel even worse for what happened to shavon she was just an innocent bystander killed

[@evillaughgoodbrtreyls2820]

I feel sorry for the Girl sad she's in a better place

[@jc-ql1it]

Her aunt. Smiling talking casually. Where is the outrage the heartache. She's talking like it was someone in another country. If it was my niece I wouldn't be able to even speak with no one.

[@rociwillreadforyou]

I’m always amazed at the lack of description when they talk about the children.

[@misstee8002]

People grieve differently.

[@Envision865]

5:27 she smacked the shit out that baby lol

[@MrHumbleWill]

yooo lmfaoooooooo

[@Bleek17Six]

Yeo dead ass 😩😭😂

[@quetta6931]

Prince A 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@reccomac615]

Lol You a fool for that LMFAO

[@candicemichelle716]

😂😂😂..im mad u made me laugh😠😆😆

[@primarytruetrappboysoul6504]

His aunt knew more about him then his momma did

[@bluecollar825]

Which one was his mom?

[@stellabellafontay9366]

Did she really or was she also just performing for the cameras?

[@jasonweller9616]

I remember this case and I have never forgotten it. I viewed the website regarding this tragic story and it brings back such sad memories. This child and the young girl who he was accused of killing were victims of their environment. I always wondered whatever happened to the individuals that murdered this 11 year old child. However, the killings continue of children by other children in Chicago TODAY and nothing is being done to about it.

[@Sixstreetdisciples0420]

You are referring to the Hardaway brothers. They came from a two parent loving home. Both joined the BD’s and tragically killed Yummy. Things weren’t ran like that back then. This one is the one that slipped through and was dead before birth. Rip Shavon, and Yummy.

[@peezhead]

​@@Sixstreetdisciples0420Lesane Parish Crooks? Isn't that Tupac? BDs in Vegas didn't kill him.

[@jessemorgan9962]

I love the fact that, that grown man made sure to tell all those children, who attended the funeral. To take a long hard look and make a choice to not go down that path. Those moments are the hardest to remember, that you must learn from others mistakes. Because no one person can survive, only learning from their own mistakes. You must learn from others!

[@sarannec1282]

The sad thing is, I who many of these babies standing around his casket are still alive today. This is *EPICALLY* tragic and this child was failed on so many levels.

[@barbaraharris6118]

You can't blame the system for what happened we as black people need to start taking responsibility for are kids it starts from home with both parents rising these boys because a mother can only do so much but that boy needs he father to show him how to be a man not the street

[@ramboslice7322]

I totally agree but let’s be real a lot of single mothers in the hood act like they don’t need/want a good man around to help raise the kids until the kids get to out of control and sh*t gets real. Then it’s “where all the good black men at?” But too many women turn down the good dudes for the hood dudes and tragedies like this are the results unfortunately.

[@Queen.of.Trades]

I went with Shavon Dean Cousin NAE-NAE C. I was truely hurt for both losts. They both where kids at the time. I am sorry for how you feel about him dying. The young man was troubled and lived in a troubled environment, so I think the children should know about him and learn from it becuse this is real.

[@andycoleman5491]

Has Chicago changed or that anything to do with guns and America lust for them.

[@sophiadilworth885]

Can believe I'm from Chicago never heard this story. My mom moved me an my little sister to California 1989 may she RIP Im so grateful for that. I still have family that live in Chicago I have lost two nephews to Chicago gang violence. Chicago is cursed to me by gang violence. I haven't been back since 2016 and do not want to go back.

[@nathanielrichardson9817]

LIKE THEY DON'T KILL IN CALI. AMERIKKKA WAS BUILT ON GENOCIDE AND CHATTEL SLAVERY.

[@357GameDawgGamer]

Of course the relative would say he was a good kid and never got in trouble

[@primodonna305]

I found out about this story watching the Tupac interview. Tupac still has an effect.

[@ajsway7134]

I lived in Chicago during this time...never forget it.

[@lew708]

R.I.P Shavon Dean! This some sad s#@t!

[@daddyshak7446]

I would have told the person that asking these questions to take a hike..

[@kungblao]

where did u get this? i'm doing a documentary on yummy and i'm trying to find all the info i can.

[@loveliejoseph6239]

It truly broke me to see a child deceased in a casket like that from the beginning he didn’t stand a chance with a mother who was a prostitue and into drugs.She had too many kids grandma had to many kids and grandkids no one gave him attention and love and showed him right from wrong.It didn’t have to happen that way regardless of the fact he was a menace to society he was still a child whose product of environment failed him his whole family failed him not just the system.

[@Kicoshow]

@primodonna305 I did too! the interview where roberts posters on the wall right?

[@YoungYahtz94]

stuff like this hurts my heart man. thinkin about all the young brothers that lost their lives not only back in the 90s but still losing their lives to this dumb shit to this day. its 2013 and chicago still as wild as it was back then. this has to stop

[@ChiraqPolitics773]

2023 and shit still the same

[@moeticjustuce]

There are so many red flags here, the sister said money kept appearing in the mail box but claiming it came from wholesome people. & she seemed off, like she was high or something.. The man on the porch at 5:20 to 5:39 knew something... that's why he kept trying to get that girl quiet. The little boys that said yummy was bad also knew something too. They seemed to have mutual friends of gang affiliation which would explain why they spoke highly of the brothers who murdered him. Everything here is just eery.. & the family of yummy clearly neglected him.. how else was he able to drop out of school before the age of 10 & get pulled in by a gang? The worst part of all this is the man who killed him is out of prison & the ones who ordered the hit are still alive not caring.

[@XiloChannel]

You try to look and you can't find any gang related story which is sadder than this one. here in 2017 about to be 2018 you look back and see this and its just amazing. The people interviewed in this video speak so candidly emotionless its almost as if they are shell-shocked but the saddest thing is that they are probably used to life in a war zone like that. People wanna talk about Compton on the west coast, and Brownsville on the east coast as the worst neighborhoods, but nothing is ever comparable to Chicago and what they had at the time with Cabrini and Robert Taylor etc. Even New York and LA had publicity and had some of the biggest rappers and artists come out from the hood there which in a certain way goes to show that the environment was ripe with inspiration inducing education. Chicago had zero. It was underreported and unreported and the whole city as a whole failed people like Robert Sandifer.

[@willfrazier8485]

Robert Taylor was the worse projects I ever visited and I've been all over East and West coast. Nothing comes close to that war zone!!!

[@tsdgee7405]

Can't even say anything but add, they all suffer from untreated PTSD! But the medical groups, doctor's, press won't speak on that. U can't be ok in this environment!

[@kristinfowler2565]

Denzel brought me here

[@ShadowVat]

Denzel Washington said to check this out. Im also glad i saw this, made me cry.

[@Heartlezzzz]

Yeah, i have read the Times Magazine article (Sep. 19, 1994) about Yummi Sandifer. I havent seen the Geraldo show, and Iv'e never heard about this version. The only one i have read is about Yummy getting out of the car, moving close to the crowd and just opening fire. They said Shavon wasnt the target, and she wasnt the only one to get hit.

[@demetriuswilliams5620]

It's crazy how grandma's cry and scream knowing good and we'll they baby was a demon to the community.

[@r.b.r.b.8713]

DEMETRIUS WILLIAMS shut ur bitch ass up

[@Jessica-cc8om]

+R.B. R.B. lmao

[@denitajones7394]

Regardless he was still her grandson & a child

[@vondawhite1400]

She still loved him....

[@reecedoss143]

Call him a demon all u want he was a child who made a mistake n that grandmother lost her baby your honestly a horrible person act like if your son or grandson died you wouldn't act the same way ik he was a criminal but if I was his family I wouldn't leave him no matter what he did

[@yungd9731]

Rip to both of this lil kids cause that's what they are kids and ppl seem to forget that. Yummy may be a lot of things and done some bad things. But in the end he's just a kid and when your in that life like some of us are or was you take the good with the bad meaning you being the youngest hanging with the og u keep ya mouth shut and take the charge. I know kids doing time for shit they didn't do all cause they where the youngest and got the least time.

[@walihenry4600]

1995 was the first time I ever saw yummy, I read the story in TIME,& it still haunts me because he wasn’t old enough to see a PG-13 movie!!!! You would think that this would have been the catalyst for some type of positive change,nope . It only made more Yummies😢

[@TheSonjaxfactor]

whats your website?

[@bryantlucas6006]

I'm going to be honest, the kid probably had mental problems & didn't want to grow up to be anything in life. People gave up on him & the streets swallowed him up.

[@DaI-mi7hw]

@NickiMinajAtIMVU real talk

[@EnChristosEime4life]

Amen! I just read about this story in an ooooold Times Magazine story dating back to 1994. I can send you the link if you want. The story was sooo gripping.

[@ladawnmiller3003]

Yes Link please

[@Trilenaw]

This is honestly sad. He Was just a kid running in the wrong crowd and was easily manipulated and died at the hands of boys he looked up to! Thats how gangs get you they give you love you cant get at home! R.I.P To Both Of Those Kids !

[@lakrishathomas6675]

I appreciate the fact that the reporter seemed like he was really trying to get to know who these babies was and who they wanted to be.... So damn sad

[@Southernrefinish88]

Did the system make this boy kill that little girl? It all starts in the family no excuses for bad behavior take responsibility black folk.

[@NOBODY-kh4pt]

Why didn't they interview any fathers?

[@jacobreed93]

I was watching Tupac on a interview he was in jail and I seen this nigga behind him on a poster that's how I got here lol

[@duprem3supreme576]

RYAN Elliot89 same and it was weird.

[@jimmywilliams1110]

This just goes to show you, your not to young to pay for your sins.

[@lakiushacoleman7308]

Right jimmy

[@gloriacarruthers4244]

its crazy how black people be the first ones to write you off.. how the heck is the world a better place with this lil boi.. he was a child all he needed was a lil help he never got

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Black people constantly attack their own. No other demographic openly does it, they look out for their own.

[@randomhiphop5055]

@@ItsAnEndlessWorld thats not true at all people always make fun of white people but you have a point to make i suppose and real info doesnt matter i guess

[@jihadpizza]

4:10 "he loved food. GYROS" LOL

[@lwolfe9901able]

An interview I saw of Denzel Washington brought me here

[@Vayda5566]

Me too

[@Green-Andy]

Sad. It really sucks. Denzel is correct, it all starts at the house. Cause when the system comes in. It's already too late

[@SunShine1732]

Damn!! Just found out that this is the youngin that Tupac talked about in a couple of his songs (White Manz World - Makaveli, Young Niggaz - Me Against The World). All of these years I never knew who he was talking about!! The sadder thing about this story is that somebody would've popped him eventually because he'd done too much by the age of 11! Very sad!

[@hman252]

Here because of the equalizer 2

[@alexishailey525]

So sad R.I.P lil yummy

[@conqueror2001]

Someone asked me today "How can a child or a pre-teen become impulsive and hateful" my response, if you abuse and overly spoiled a child, you create a monster! Parents please love the children you birth, despite their imperfections!

[@auroraolds]

@5:29 baby gets smacked! Denzel brought me here.

[@mirandawilliams8304]

Why wasn’t mom present at his funeral? What happened to her? Was dad still locked up?

[@DaReal_MzSecret]

Shit is real in chiraq. Some sad ass shit.... .

[@2blakandbold]

Stop saying that "A black man founded the city "John Baptiste DuSable'! Don't allow people to define our people and the city with such important history ! Because then it's a generalization of a community and a people. Notice only our people (who don't know their wealth - not you but most ) are calling it that!

[@sunnyvalefriggityfriggumdr2991]

I remember reading about gummy's death. I was soooooo sad.

[@hiyathere599]

Wonder what happened to the 3 boys in the video at the end? I hope they’re doing well. Stop the violence, pray and have Jesus as your friend. He’ll never turn his back on you, he’ll be your best friend that will guide you and let you know if something doesn’t feel right. Denzel Washington interview brought me here, he’s a very good man and has Christ in his life, he speaks of it in other interviews. If you’re a young boy and a gang member is trying to get you to do something you know isn’t right it’s God that has your back. Just politely say No thank you and walk away and avoid them at all cost. Get in your home early and hang out with your family keep busy, read and pray, God will take care of the rest. And your education will be your salvation along with your faith in God. And if your in the environment in your own home that is violent, go to a teacher or to a minister in a church or even to a police officer let them know that you need to be removed for your own safety, remove yourself and be with positive God fairing ppl. Peace be with you🙏🏼

[@nechellemonique]

No at the time this was going on I was only 5 and living at 61st and Langley, didn't move to Roseland until 1999.

[@elijahogolah1497]

Denzel Washington brought me here.

[@TruthLightDesigns]

This was so sad. He was just a year younger than I was at that time. Very sad!

[@nthustlaify]

in the life u live .u get want u get. sad but its true. fly straight.

[@CoverGirl084]

his mom is now deceased from what if I am not mistaken..alot of his siblings are around (some have gotten in trouble with the law) the mom stated that after his death she stopped using crack. Lots of his siblings are on facebook, for the dedication page to him

[@adrienw.7270]

Lord have Mercy Jesus. Yummy and I were the same age and I heard about this back in 94. This is so sad. RIP sweetie, you didn’t deserve this🌺

[@yourboyttgshow3234]

I was his close friend , he lived 219 west 107th place, they tore his house down, i remember he beat up my cousin jackie up lol, man i miss 94 alot

[@DragonSlayer-ho4mi]

Lord help us all.