Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Life is short, enjoy It. Rest in peace, Aaron.

A friend and colleague was shot and killed a few weeks ago. This is not a tale of someone who made the wrong choices in life. Aaron was a good man. He had reached a point in his life where he was where he wanted to be, in every sense of the phrase. He was happily married, expecting a child. He had started to pursue his dream, working as a music producer. He was working in a studio in an house near Turner Field in Atlanta when it was broken into. Wrong place, wrong time.

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/news/25201544/detail.html

http://ww2.ajcmobile.com/autojuice/?targetUrl=http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/victim-in-fatal-home-643583.html

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=aaron-holloway&pid=145738766&fhid=5435

I thought about Aaron a lot when I skated A2A recently. It's a long skate and there is plenty of time to think. Despite all that time, I can't understand it. I don't know what to say, or how to help his wife (who is pregnant with their child). All I can say is that life is short. It can end at any time. Enjoy it while you can.

Rest in peace, Aaron.

4 comments:

  1. Post script:

    "Brandon Philpot arrested in recording studio slaying"
    http://www.gadailynews.com/news/144769-brandon-philpot-arrested-in-recording-studio-slaying.html

    Brandon Lamar Philpot was arrested Monday and charged with felony murder in the Sept. 28, 2010 death of Aaron Holloway, 33, of Mableton. Philpot, who was being held without bond Monday night in the Fulton County jail, has been jailed numerous times since Holloway’s death, booking records show. On his way to the Fulton County jail, Brandon philpot denied he had anything to do with the robbery that led to murder. "I ain't do sh*t" he said to the camera

    Holloway died after two gunmen invaded a home on Martin Street, near Turner Field, and demanded everyone get on the floor, Atlanta police previously told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

    But one of the people in the home, which doubled as a recording studio, got into a struggle with a gunman and several shots were fired, according to police. Two men were shot and survived, and a woman sustained broken bones as she escaped through a window.

    Holloway, a music engineer, was killed. His wife was pregnant with the couple’s first child at the time.

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  2. "Man jailed in cold case shooting that left 1 dead, 3 injured at recording studio"
    http://www.examiner.com/article/man-jailed-cold-case-shooting-that-left-1-dead-3-injured-at-recording-studio

    Almost two years after a man was killed and three others injured at an Atlanta recording studio, police said they have captured the alleged shooter.

    Mr. Brandon Lamar Philpot was charged Monday with felony murder in the Sept. 28, 2010 death of Mr. Aaron Holloway, 33, of Mableton, Atlanta police spokeswoman Officer Kim Jones said.

    Mr. Philpot, who was being held without bond Monday night in the Fulton County jail, has been jailed numerous times since Mr. Holloway’s death, booking records show.

    It’s unclear how police linked him to the September shooting, which police said involved two intruders.

    That night two gunmen invaded the home at 518 Martin St., near Turner Field, in an apparent robbery and demanded everyone get on the floor, police said.
    Location: 518 Martin Street, Atlanta, GA
    33.740478515625 ; -84.383895874023

    The residence houses "From the Ground Up Records”, a record company complete with a recording studio, Officer Jones said.

    Four employees were shot after one of the occupants got into a struggle with one of the gunman, officials said.

    Two men survived, and a woman sustained broken bones as she escaped through a window, police said.

    Mr. Holloway, a music engineer, died during surgery, Officer Jones said.

    His wife was pregnant with the couple’s first child at the time, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

    Another arrest is expected soon in the case, Atlanta police Detective David Quinn said, according to media reports

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  3. "Fugitive arrested in cold case murder"
    http://www.11alive.com/news/article/258232/40/Fugitive-arrested-in-cold-case-murder

    ATLANTA -- Nearly two years after a deadly shooting at a Summerhill recording studio, Atlanta Police have made an arrest.

    Brandon Philpot is charged with the Sept. 28, 2010 murder of Aaron Holloway at a home on Martin Street, near Fulton Street in Southeast Atlanta. The home houses From the Ground Up Records. Three other employees of the record company were hurt during the shooting.

    Philpot was booked into Fulton County Jail on Monday. It was the 12th time he's been booked into the jail since 2008. Previous charges range from driving without a license to battery.

    He waived his first court appearance for this latest charge on Tuesday.

    Atlanta Police Investigator David Quinn is credited with staying with the Holloway case all this time, according to Atlanta Police Officer Kim Jones.

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  4. "Arrest made in 2010 shooting death at Atlanta recording studio"
    http://www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/arrest-made-in-2010-shooting-death-at-atlanta-reco/nSKzg/

    Nearly two years after a one person was shot to death and three others were injured at a southeast Atlanta recording studio, one man is in custody, according to police.

    Brandon Lamar Philpot was arrested Monday and charged with felony murder in the Sept. 28, 2010 death of Aaron Holloway, 33, of Mableton. Philpot, who was being held without bond Monday night in the Fulton County jail, has been jailed numerous times since Holloway’s death, booking records show.

    Holloway died after two gunmen invaded a home on Martin Street, near Turner Field, and demanded everyone get on the floor, Atlanta police previously told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

    But one of the people in the home, which doubled as a recording studio, got into a struggle with a gunman and several shots were fired, according to police. Two men were shot and survived, and a woman sustained broken bones as she escaped through a window.

    Holloway, a music engineer, was killed. His wife was pregnant with the couple’s first child at the time.

    Another arrest is expected soon in the case, Atlanta police Detective David Quinn told Channel 2 Action News.

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