Lone Star Raid Too Late to Save Missing Teens

March 9th, 2057

Seattle, UCAS:  A dawn raid in South Redmond finally solved the mystery of the missing children of ork athletes De'Alleno Jackson II and Jim "Grinder" Washington.  Washington, back-up heavy gunner for the Seattle Slugs, and Jackson, star quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks, reported their sons missing three days ago.  The two fathers made an impassioned plea for their sons to return home, and urged anyone with information about their disappearance to come forward.  In the meantime, Lone Star detectives made the case their primary action item.

Slumming:

It would appear that the two ork teens, De'Alleno Jackson III and young Darius Washington, had decided to cut their Bellevue shopping excursion short and head, in-advisably, out into the Redmond Barrens.   Whether the boys were attempting to purchase illegal chips or substances, or whether they were simply seeking their own kind in the lawless crime-ridden Redmond district, is unknown at this time.  What is known is that young Jackson's 2056 Honda-GM 3220 ZX Turbo was located, not in the Bellevue Mall parking structure as was hoped, but chopped and stripped in South Redmond.  Lone Star officers began narrowing their search to that gang-infested area, and eventually zeroed in on the hideout of a heretofore unknown gang: the Rippers.

Hate Crime:

LS detectives quickly investigated this relatively new gang.  The Rippers are a violent gang of human separatists who target affluent metahumans.  When Lone Star ascertained that the boys were inside the run-down apartment complex that the Rippers were using as a base, they immediately mobilized a full S.W.A.T. detachment.  Blasting through the wall of the Ripper hideout, Lone Star troops fought with extreme ferocity.  The Rippers fought back savagely as well.  Four S.W.A.T. officers were killed and two wounded in the raid that saw every single known member of the Rippers gang brought down by Lone Star gunfire.  

Too Late:

Unfortunately, the valiant efforts by Lone Star forces were in vain.  The boys were already long dead.  Tortured and mangled, their heads utterly caved in with heavy objects, LS forensics had to use DNA typing to positively identify the two boys.  At a press conference this afternoon, Lone Star Seattle Chief of Police had this to say:

 "While I obviously wish we could have located the boys sooner and prevented this inexcusable hate crime, the sad fact of our modern times is that law enforcement cannot be everywhere at all times.  What happened to young De'Alleno and Darius was appalling and horrible, but it could have been prevented.  I urge the parents of teens throughout the metroplex to keep constant tabs on your children for their safety.  Please limit your children's movements to your gated corporate housing facilities whenever possible, and if they must leave, ensure that they are being remotely tracked.  And, while trackers in modern wristphones and Pocket Secretaries can be disabled, for only 2500 nuyen, Lone Star does offer a subcutaneous child safety chip that can be implanted and tracked via satellite anywhere in the world.  In the wake of this tragedy, I ask all parents to take extra security measures with their children.  Lone Star protects, but we can't be everywhere."

Funeral services for the two boys will take place on Sunday at the Evergreen Washelli Cemetery in the Downtown district.