The crime spurred debate on the effectiveness of hate crime laws. His attackers, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson, claimed their motive was robbery to get money for drugs and not a hate crime. He never regained consciousness and died five days after the attack. 7, 1998: Gay college student Matthew Shepard was beaten into a coma while tied to a fence outside the small college town of Laramie, Wyoming. Gay, a 55-year-old drifter who told police he was upset over the slang connotation of his last name, pleaded guilty to the murder of 43-year-old Danny Overstreet and was sentenced to four life terms.
Sept 22, 2000: Ronald Gay walked into the Backstreet Cafe, a gay bar in Roanoke, Virginia, and opened fire, killing one man and wounding six other patrons, two of them seriously. Brothers Lawrence Lewis III, 20 and Lawrneil Lewis, 18, along with their cousin Sam Gray, 17, were charged with a hate crime for throwing the rocks, which were apparently being used as doorstops, into Robert's Lafitte bar. March 1, 2009: Three men threw rocks into a gay bar in Galveston, Texas, injuring two male patrons. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison for arson. He apologized in a statement to the court and said he didn't remember his actions because he blacked out after drinking a bottle of cheap whiskey. Masmari was arrested a month later as he prepared to leave the country. 31, 2013: About 750 people were celebrating New Year's Eve at a popular gay nightclub in Seattle when Musab Mohammed Masmari poured gasoline on a carpeted stairway and set it ablaze. The shooter died during a shootout with SWAT team members. Blacksburg Police Departmentįlint is also facing four counts of attempted murder and one count of use of a firearm, police said.SEATTLE - The deadly shooting early Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, follows several incidents of violence against people at gay venues.Īt least 50 people were killed and at least 53 were wounded at the nightclub. Authorities believe suspect Jamel Flint, who is still at large, is armed. “We have been in contact with his family, and they report their son is out of surgery, recovering, and seems to be doing well,” the school said in a message posted on its website.įriday night’s violence erupted after the hookah bar hosted a private event from 8 p.m. One of the four surviving victims is a Virginia Tech student who was recovering from his wounds on Saturday, the university announced. Police investigate the scene of the fatal shooting on Main Street in Blacksburg, Virginia, on Feb. The teen was a student at Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, WDBJ reported. The suspect is facing six felony charges, including murder, for allegedly killing 18-year-old Isiah Robinson. He is accused of carrying out the shooting at Melody Hookah Lounge near Virginia Tech’s campus shortly before midnight on Friday, according to authorities. Jamel Flint, 24, was captured without incident by US Marshals in Roanoke, according to the Blacksburg Police Department. The man suspected of killing a high school student and injuring four other victims in a shooting at a Virginia hookah lounge was arrested Saturday night, police said. Oslo residents show up to Pride parade after gunman kills two at gay bar Man in critical after being shot in chest in Brooklynĥ-month-old girl killed in Chicago drive-by shooting 4 wounded, including 8-year-old, in Brooklyn shooting