Today Chuck Mauk would have been 37 years of age, but twenty three years ago he was shot in the back of the head and instantly killed. It is said that he was just going down the street to get a pack of bubblegum when a man in a white car pulled up. Witnesses say they saw Chuck talking to this man for a good fifteen to twenty minutes when they heard a gunshot. The next thing they remember seeing was the car speeding off and Chuck's body laying on the ground beside his bike, covered in blood. To this day they have still not figured the case out, they investigated every citizen with a white car in Houston, Texas but still could not find any major leads.
This is a completely awful tragedy, but it will make me more aware of my surroundings when just walking down the street. Also, I will be careful even around the people I know, because Chuck's mother said he wasn't one to talk to strangers. She believes her son's murderer was someone he knew and trusted, otherwise he would not have stayed to talk that long. Even though this is a very painful topic, it is still a real "eye-opener" to those who live inside their own little bubble, and do not fully comprehend the dangers of the world.
This is a completely awful tragedy, but it will make me more aware of my surroundings when just walking down the street. Also, I will be careful even around the people I know, because Chuck's mother said he wasn't one to talk to strangers. She believes her son's murderer was someone he knew and trusted, otherwise he would not have stayed to talk that long. Even though this is a very painful topic, it is still a real "eye-opener" to those who live inside their own little bubble, and do not fully comprehend the dangers of the world.
Chuck Mauk at 13 years of age. The year he was killed.
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