A new father was fatally shot after confronting a man who hurled the n-word at his friend, police sa

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Chad Merrill, 25, the brand new father of a 5-month-old baby, was fatally shot in the parking lot of his favorite bar in York County, Pa., early Saturday morning.

It happened just moments after the alleged shooter, James Saylor, hurled racial slurs and the n-word at Merrill’s friend inside the Red Rose Restaurant and Lounge, according to a probable cause affidavit.

Now police say Merrill may have been trying to “right the wrong” when he confronted Saylor in the parking lot in defense of his African American friend, according to the York Daily Record.

Merrill’s brother, Richard Merrill, told The Washington Post that while his family was deeply torn by the news of his brother’s death, they were not surprised to hear that Merrill died defending his friend. It was in his nature, Richard Merrill said.

“He was always the peacemaker. He didn’t want people hating each other,” Merrill said, “or the world being segregated the way it is, with the racism you see all over the news. The world wants to keep everything segregated and he would rather have seen everybody get along.”

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1. very sad and depressing

the state if not the country must commemorate him as a hero.