The Marmot Mammoth Jacket is filled with down, has a zip-off hood and boasts lots of pockets. It's also a status symbol in New York, leading to shootings like the one in Bryant Park on Saturday.
Corey Dunton's alleged shooting spree at Bryant Park on Saturday was not the first time bullets went flying in New York because of the Marmot Mammoth coat, also known as “the Biggie.”
Raphael Ward, 16, was shot in the chest earlier this year on the Lower East Side during a scuffle with a group of teens who coveted his coat.
The 11th-grader had just bought the jacket.
Malik Jenkins, a high school senior, was struck by two cars in 2010 after a Bronx trio tried to steal his coat.
All three men were indicted in 2011 for the 18-year-old’s murder.
The coat was discontinued last year, a Paragon Sports sales rep sid.
The rest of the coats in stock went on clearance for $200, and sold out a few weeks ago, the rep said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/notorious-biggie-jacket-sparks-nyc-violence-article-1.1512688#ixzz2kLISRBJR
Corey Dunton's alleged shooting spree at Bryant Park on Saturday was not the first time bullets went flying in New York because of the Marmot Mammoth coat, also known as “the Biggie.”
Raphael Ward, 16, was shot in the chest earlier this year on the Lower East Side during a scuffle with a group of teens who coveted his coat.
The 11th-grader had just bought the jacket.
Malik Jenkins, a high school senior, was struck by two cars in 2010 after a Bronx trio tried to steal his coat.
All three men were indicted in 2011 for the 18-year-old’s murder.
The coat was discontinued last year, a Paragon Sports sales rep sid.
The rest of the coats in stock went on clearance for $200, and sold out a few weeks ago, the rep said.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/notorious-biggie-jacket-sparks-nyc-violence-article-1.1512688#ixzz2kLISRBJR
