Well-known Detroit panhandler killed during fight for gun with driver
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Drivers who frequent Eight Mile and the northbound Southfield freeway exit ramp are familiar with Clayton Willis - a double amputee in his 60s who was often seen asking for money at the intersection.
What would possess you to heckle a double amputee and then pull a gun on him and end up killing the both of you. He fought back with one hand.
People have past, he was young once ….
People robbing panhandlers isn't uncommon. Clayton, given his medical condition, probably got him more sympathy than you're "average" panhandler. So it got him more handouts as well as making him a target. More money + no legs = easy target.
But you don't know this person's past,now do you. What a useless comment!@@ranajohnson9995
He went out fighting rip he was a smooth dude
wow, they let a veteran suffer like that for that long?! he lost his legs to frostbite… why doesnt this country appreciate the people who lay down their lives for us?! RIP this is so sad, thank you for your service, im so sorry 🙏🏽🕊️
You can only help people who want to help themselves
Beautiful country🤣totally cares about its people
I don't know this man's history. But being a veteran doesn't necessarily mean they've gone to war. It just means they were once in the military.
@theotheleo6830 You've posted this comment several times Why?
US Government doesn't care for its Veterans cause they are no longer useful for their wars.
Rip Clayton, he was a soldier through and through
Rest In Peace Clayton Willis; this country owed you better.
A veteran out there having to suffer in such a manner is disgraceful!
Sadly our regime cares more about funding isis ,Azov-Nzis and Isra genocide instead of helping thier own
Yelp, that's tha first thing that came to my mind
Veterans need to go to govt offices or VA...they have to get help .
They have more help available than any other demographic of homeless people, aside from women and children.
And just think are veterans a true homeless families not the druggies get nothing but the illegal aliens get everything handed to them like in New York and Chicago kids in New York have to study at home now on tablets why the illegal aliens get to go to school and sleep in the gyms that's the US taxpayers dollars nacho Biden's regime followers what you Democrats got what you voted for so you can't cry about anything who voted for Joe Biden
A veteran. A flippin veteran. If he was an illegal migrant he’d be getting better treatment. Very sad. Rip
He was a vet but his disabilities were not from his time in uniform so he was not getting disability from the VA.
@@rondodson5736 and illegal immigrates are treated better given everything. This man was an American citizen who whether he saw combat or not still served this country and deserved way better treatment and benefits than any illegal invaders.
@@rondodson5736and? What's your point?
As a matter of fact the state of Maine just completed apts. for illegal aliens with 2 years rent free courtesy of the tax payers.
so true
I talk to him every month when I drive thru going to my doctor. He was a happy soul. So sad
Anyone living that pointless lifestyle is not happy. You're naive to think otherwise.
@@kommisar. i don't think you know what "soul" means lmao
I won't complain about how hard life is again.😢
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
I don't. I'm thankful for what little I have.
"I cannot understand how a veteran, who fought for our freedom, can be treated so poorly while down on his luck. This makes me so angry that I cannot even articulate my thoughts coherently. The vet deserves justice, and this situation makes no sense to me. If someone does not want to give, then they can simply keep their window up. Panhandlers are everywhere, and most are people who have fallen on hard times. Life can be tough, and they are simply trying to get back on their feet. To do something like this to someone who is already struggling is just wrong and frustrating." May God help us find justice for this man, who was also his child. He meant no harm to anyone but was a hero to so many as a veteran. Unfortunately, we never heard his story.
There are reason/ways you can lose veteran benefits. For example if I, as a retired veteran of 20 years was to get a felony that resulted in jail time I could lose some if not all of my benefits. Also keep in mind veterans come in a lot of forms. For example you could serve 3 years and get dishonorable discharged. Now you are still technically a veteran buy you lose some benefits. Also if you didn't go through the V.A assessment prior to discharge, you won't receive anything. There are a lot of guys who just "get out" and don't get their medical assessments done and don't get a penny. You have to do the follow-up to ensure you get whatever you may deserve. As far as this guy goes, who knows what his situation was.
Don't be a begger
@@willspann9894 It is heartbreaking to know that some veterans do not receive the benefits they deserve, despite their service to the country. I did not know that so many things tied into those benefits.
Thank you for enlightening me on how some individuals may not have access to these benefits, as many of us assume that it is automatic for those who serve.
Drug abuse
BLM ON BLM VIOLENCE, DRUGS AND LIVES CHOICES...
The service and God had nothing to do with this.
Stop making excuses. FFS
Rip Clayton. You are not in pain no more and hope you are happy dancing wherever you are.
A charger ...imagine that
Typical senseless violence
This is unbelievably sad. Rest in glory Clayton.
I remember that saying growing up “G0D don’t like ugly” so that person driving the charger got what he was supposed to. Aint no way you struggling with someone in a wheelchair who can only use 1 hand. Thats insane to me but also showed me the fight anybody can have in them no matter the situation. RIP to that Man 💯
Rest in peace Sir.
damn he tried to pick on a handicapped guy with only one working arm and still lost that fight for the gun
This is beyond sad ! My man was just trying to live his life the best way we could. How could anyone do this !! RIP brother and may god guide you to a better life ❤
Get your Rest Sir🙏🏾God is going to take care of you now! Side note : The Reporter seems taken aback from his death, you can hear it in her voice while telling his story! You can tell she has a beautiful heart.
RIP, props to Clayton for taking the attacker with him. hope you get nothing but respect in your afterlife soldier.
how do you die from wrestling a guy in a wheelchair who has no legs and 1 arm?? wtf is going on man?? It's Jan 16 2024 this is too unreal man. Come on man.
What!? The driver got killed by the homeless guy with one working limb!??
how
WTF? Was the other guy a quadruple amputee? Must've been named Matt
I'm sorry but that's funny. @@martist911wasits-not-real4
It's must have been Clayton's firearm and he got off his first shot to the other.
😂😂
This is sad. But if he was a illegal immigrant he would have been taken care of. This Gentleman was not bothering anybody. 😢
It's really sad to know and live in a country that treats their veterans like this. To allow them to live on the streets and put their lives at risk again. And when they do band together and make themselves a little community you just come in and tear it up. Tell them to get lost. The majority of our homeless are people who have fought for our country, fought for us, and we treat them so poorly. I'm so ashamed. I'm so sorry for this man and the ones who knew and loved him. I find little solace in knowing the man who did this also died. Had he not he might not have been caught. I'd be curious to know his criminal history if they identify him, cause I'm pretty sure he has one. Two men might have died, but only one now walks with God.
I don't think it's a majority of homeless... I heard it's officially a quarter of long term homeless are veterans... but maybe that's changed, and maybe it's just semantic, because that's way too much. We all think nothing of homeless people, even though a quarter of them (AT LEAST) are VETERANS, and many that aren't are actually employed and STILL homeless. When I used to work in fast food, no matter where I worked there was always at least one person working there that was clearly known to be homeless.
The last sentence of your comment... poetic... I don't even know what else to say about it except it's truth. I'm just glad I scrolled to read it.
so cruel man how can someone do that to someone in a wheel chair comon
Knowing my dad was paralyzed when he was killed 4 years ago, this story….
Hits me in ways I can’t put into words
This is so upsetting to me. I met him when I moved to Detroit a few years ago. He was regularly stationed at the Southfield Fwy and Grand River exit for years, my daily route home. When I would stop at the light, we would chat on occasion. That was when I learned his name, and a bit of his story. He was there every day, rain or shine. I was sad when he wasn't there any more and was worried that something had happened to him. But I was comforted when I drove by him at his newer location this past summer. That comfort was short-lived when I saw on the news he had been in a shooting, but I was relieved he was ok. Yesterday, I had the news playing in the background while I worked and heard that he had been involved in another shooting. It is heartbreaking that someone would do this to him. As a veteran, he deserved better. As a human, he deserved better. Rest peacefully, Clayton.
Rip Clayton.
Something is wrong with some people in this country.
They are cold and inconsiderate.
God rest his soul; what have we become as a society? 😢
I respect his fighting spirit, man only had use of one arm and managed to send the attacker to hades before he succumbed to his injuries.
My question is why haven't they revealed the identity of the deceased who was driving the black charger ? I'd love to know more about that idiot.
So I guess an illegal immigrant got the financial aid that should be for him.🤷
SMH
Hahahahaha
More like he never went to the VA and did his paperwork, or it was all a lie.
@@Steve-ev6vxwhere you there? Also VA sucks
@@RayneBubble.Better than nothing
Why are veterans living like this?
They get high
@@TheloniousJackson Getting high is no excuse he should still have a shelter and money to survive
Ask the Biden administration
Democrat ran city for 70 years
@@rakialogan3372 huh??? If you’re getting high how you expect to keep a roof over your head? All your money is going to drugs!
🙏🏼 for this brother family how could someone do this to this brother that couldn't do anything to anyone..man this is crazy
This is sad 😔 rest in peace too this guy this world can become scary at times
Shot by whom?🤔 This is sickening. His life mattered. Gee probably the usual scholars. 😡
That's all DeToilet consists of. The 'usual scholars'.
Wait a few days and see if the name pops up on Detroit gun memorial
the driver of the black car, he's dead too. So, kudos to Clayton on that one
Yep. He's white. Joseph (Joey) Selita.
@@laurymakesaway6695 The killer is NEVER on gunmemorial, only the victim. Clayton IS on there now. A white dude named Joseph (Joey) Selita killed him.
Rest Peacefully, Clayton ❣️🙏❣️
Well, he was a tough soldier! He got the person who was trying to get him!!!!
Serving in the Military is the worst mistake an american could make. You are just sacrificing yourself for nothing as we see here.
I served 24 years in uniform and am now 100% disabled from agent orange. My oldest son followed in my footsteps and became an army ranger and is 100% disabled from injury on active duty. My daughter was wounded in Iraq and is 100% disabled. We did not serve for nothing. We served because we believed in the ideology that made this country.
@@rondodson5736 Damn right! Thank you & your family for your service!
@@rondodson5736And I doubt any of you are begging on the corner for dope money like this guy either, that's on him.
Rest in peace🙏 people are so damn mean and blood thirsty in this day and age😢😢😢😢😢😢
😢😢😢😢 R.I.P. CLAYTON...
Our present government would have treated him better if he was an illegal immigrant.
Omg just terrible poor man DONT YOU THINK HE HAS ENOUGH PROBLEMS so sad RIP
This is so so so sad hearing him speak the first time
I just wonder what the hell happened?
Right
Absolute monsters out there its sickening
As the line in a movie goes; "Around these parts, a life isn't worth the price of a bullet."
I just moved out of Detroit recently, I get homesick now and then but these kinds of stories remind me of exactly why I had to leave that shithole and to never look back. I hope my man has found peace with god.
so the driver got shot by the man in the wheeel chair?
How do you get killed by a double amputee? His will to survive was powerful
Clayton still took out the assailant even in his diminished physical state!!! Both my brother served in the military. I don't understand how folks didn't find a permanent solution for his living situation. Very sad. Most ppl really don't mean it when they say "appreciate your service".
"His prayers went unanswered."
He answers ALL prayers...
Sometimes the answer is NO
Gave his life for us n this how he was treated. RIP
In that position with all those disabilities he still had a strong will to live. I wonder what his motivation for life was.
How can another human be so cruel. RiP
The guy in the charger was def a devil
Has to be more to this story.. i dont comprehend how someone would just pull a gun on a disabled person like that..
Dude got on a mason hat smh
Clayton got his a**. You come in with me. Total savage. And he only had one arm.
I'm ashamed of this country. No way this guy should have to beg for money on the side of the road.
WTF wrong with these people out here?
Sorry ... what is a "well-known panhandler"? ... is that like, a job?
😂 funny but not funny, and shouldn't he be getting a check? I'm confused also
lol its dirtroit anything is possible
Well... Someone you see everyday. In the same spot.
Our Veterans deserve better. 😢 RIP Clayton.
If this doesn't showcase our country's current state of disfunction, I don't know what does. A veteran who served his country left to fend for himself while illegal immigrants, who have done nothing for it, are fought for by Congress and ushered in with every possible resource made available to them. Crazy.
😢 my thoughts and prayers for his family if they are still around.
RIP Clayton 😢
he should be respected for being a human being, not just a veteran
We failed him. May he rest in peace.
Wow.. rip elder.. love ya soul and i dont know you.. thank you for your sacrifice to this country .. how could u have a problem with a good person like that on hard times
Clayton was a damn warrior.
What a country 😩
America, treat your Veterans better than this.
He probably made that shit up for sympathy while begging
@@Steve-ev6vxthat's silly
Damn man 😢 .
This story is weird……Why is an amputee being targeted (twice now)?……How did both men get killed, especially with one not able to walk, and I assume NOT even get out of his chair, yet alone, struggle with someone?…..Sounds to me, like both men may have had firearms…..🤔🤔🤷🏽♂️
There is no faith in humanity.
What a world we live in, when a panhandler is shot st twice...
Sooo none of yall couldn't help him get off the street...even the news lady know him...every1 pass him
So sad 😭 Praying for his family🙏🏾
"Will you still feed me when I'm 64?" The Beatles. W
Rest In Peace man
Heartbreaking 💔
My condolences to you and your family
He should have turned up at the border, he's be in a hotel!
He served our country so he could be treated worse than some convicted rapists. It’s disgraceful how the government treats veterans once they can’t help out in military service
Rest well 🕊
why no reveal of the other individual?
To focus on this man.
Lost his legs to frostbite because he couldn’t get warm..that’s sad
this is super bizarre
This the same guy i used to see down around Brightmoor, about 18 years ago? I've lived on the west side for years and remember a double leg amputee in a wheelchair around this area about 18yrs ago. But I haven't seen him in the last 3-5years.
Life can tough, human life is losing value
If both was shot and killed... does that mean Clayton had a weapon as well?
Who got time to argue with a pan handler smh. Just go on about your day.
Clayton made sure he got some shots off too. The driver died.
May your brother rest in peace and he didn't go out without I respect that soldier may he rest in peace one went to heaven and one went to hell my God
How is this how we let our veterans end up? How is this how we let our communities end up?
All the money and all the power in all of history.
And this goes on.
Despicable on every level.
You take em in bro , or are you all talk?
A Veteran, what should this tell you about America? Really sad.
R.I.P. OG
Clayton won
For these giants that think that they are unstoppable, a crippled was able to do that! Never give up during any fight.
He had both of his legs amputated because he was out in the winter weather panhandling. Drinking ,etc is why he didn't realize his legs were cold. I saw a White man who did not have any fingers. They said that frostbite happened to him. Must have been outside in winter weather, fingers got cold and had to be amputated.
Rip Clayton .no more suffering
She didn’t have to say unanswered
So sad 😢