An interesting Lede

I thought this Lede was interesting:

"By the time the bullets slammed into the Tripod Collision & Repair Shop's concrete walls — thwack, thwack, thwack — Gibson Junior Belizaire had nowhere left to run."

On a previous blog I analyzed another article by the same author and came to the conclusion that voice overshadowed content. However, The same cannot be said of this piece. This piece paints a picture of Miami that is real and yet distant. I dont know how many times I drove through overtown as if it didnt exist. As if the only thing that existed was my car and the pavement.

This piece gets me out of the car and paints the sad yet fascinating streets of overtown with another hue.

The Lede is great because it starts with action in the middle of the story. The sound effects although tacky create an atmosphere and pace.

Another sentence that caught my is the following:

"The muddy yard flashed red and blue in the swaying, early-afternoon police lights."

This sentence may be a bit poetic, but it works fine in the piece. The point is to write a story that is informative, enlightning, and entertaining. Below is the link

http://www.miaminewtimes.com/2010-09-23/news/gibson-belizaire-victim-or-criminal/