1 Native American Dead, Another Hospitalized After Possible Hate Crime

[riversedge]

Source: huff post





CRIME 05/30/2017 05:16 pm ET

Investigators say a hit-and-run driver intentionally struck the two young men.
By David Lohr

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“If it is, in fact, determined that this was a hate crime it will add even more distress and sadness to our loss of this outstanding young man and the injury of the other.” Quinault tribal President Fawn Sharp said in the statement obtained by The Seattle Times.



Killed was 20-year-old Jimmy Smith-Kramer, of Taholah. He was at the campground as part of a celebration of his 20th birthday, according to the Times story. The second victim, 19-year-old Harvey Anderson of Aberdeen, was hospitalized.

The Quinault Nation statement said witnesses reported hearing the driver scream “racial slurs and war whoops” when he ran over the men.

But Grays Harbor Undersheriff David Pimentel on Monday told The Associated Press that while investigators believe the driver intentionally struck the two men, law officers have no evidence suggesting a hate crime. Witnesses interviewed by police did not report hearing racial slurs, Pimentel said............................

Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/1-native-american-dead-another-hospitalized-after-possible-hate-crime_us_592dce7ae4b055a197cdc591?ncid=engmodushpmg00000004

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[Lotusflower70]

1. Omg!

That's absolutely heartbreaking.

[riversedge]

2. The people in the truck were terrroizing the campsite. Watch the video

--or listen to the report at the website.

[Lotusflower70]

3. Ugh

That's disgusting. I hope they get that POS.

[luvMIdog]

4. More white terrorists :(

[heaven05]

5. expect an uptick

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in racist roach trumpite chumps who voted for the orange racist, the boy potus and racist hate enabler, sessions, to try to start a race war they know trump and sessions are privately hoping for so they can come down on minorities. I really do think this whole administration and republiKKKan Congress want internal conflict to be able to round up dissenters and all people with even a hint of melanin in their pigment....these white terrorists and their enablers in government are just getting started, I bet.

[brer cat]

8. ITA

trump and sessions already have their fingers on the trigger just waiting for the white terrorists to create enough conflict that they can pull.

[Blue_Tires]

10. +1000

[Judi Lynn]

6. Jimmy Smith-Kramer died to save his friend. His love and courage overwhelm us.

[uppityperson]

7. Thank you for posting in lbn. I posted in GD and WA. K&R

[Princess Turandot]

9. Late yesterday, the police arrested the 31 year old man whom they believe did this...

and impounded his truck as evidence. He's been booked on 2nd degree homicide.

http://www.krem.com/news/crime/one-dead-one-critical-after-hit-and-run-at-grays-harbor-county-campground/443941353

Fast work. Several reports have said that a woman who was also in the truck had been screaming at him to stop the vehicle. My guess is that she reported him to the police.