22–year-old Denise Dozier was
thrown from a 15th floor apartment window at the project; she survived the incident.
[14] On June 25, 1983, 18 month-old Vinyette Teague was abducted from the project after her grandmother left her alone in the hallway for a few minutes to answer a phone call. An estimated 50 people were in the hallway at the time of the abduction, but police were unable to gather enough evidence to make any arrests.
She has never been seen or heard from since.[15] On August 15, 1991, shortly before midnight,
CHA police officer Jimmie Haynes
was fatally wounded by a sniper rifle at the project. He died two days later at
Mercy Hospital and Medical Center.
[16] Three suspects were charged with his murder.
[17] A maintenance worker at the project was beaten to death by gang members after he allowed police officers access to a building where a gang meeting was taking place in February 1993.