This is the start of a newspaper article published back in November:
Messy Mya, burgeoning rapper and YouTube sensation, identified as 7th Ward murder victim
By Brendan McCarthy, The Times-Picayune
Moments after gunshots roared through the 7th Ward on Sunday night, a lone snapshot appeared on the Internet.
In it, a 22-year-old man is lying cheek to the ground, crimson pooling around his neck. His eyes are closed, his torso curled.
Chaos explodes around him, with the arms of others pressed to the back of his head. And someone is holding a cell phone just inches from his face.
This is how the world learned of Messy Mya's death.
