Friday, July 04, 2003

A former graffiti artist from Wilkinsburg has been found slain in his home in Coatesville, Chester County.

Damario Morris, 30, was found June 27, stabbed in what appeared to be a home invasion.

Morris' wife, Charmella Morris, 30, and a 19-year-old accomplice were charged in connection with the slaying.

Known as "Blaze," Morris is being remembered by friends as a gifted artist and graffiti writer. Friends said Morris, who attended Westinghouse High School, was a talented visual artist who developed his craft for graffiti writing throughout the 1980s and early '90s. He moved to the eastern part of the state in the mid-1990s.