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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHate crime suspect accidentally shoots self during fight
Hate crime suspect accidentally shoots self during fighthttp://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/184313896-story
POSTED:AUG 02 2016 07:57AM EDT
DETROIT (WJBK) - The man charged in a hate crime that went viral appeared in court Monday in a wheelchair after a gun accident.
Last month, we showed you the video of the alleged crime that was making the rounds. Prosecutors say that in the video, Steven Edwards points a gun at a stranger while shouting gay slurs.
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"The defendant's gunshot wound was self inflicted when he got into a fight with another individual, pulled a gun on that person, tried to shoot that person and accidentally shot himself," the prosecutor stated.
She added that although he turned himself in, he never turned in the weapon seen in the Twitter video or the one that he accidentally shot himself with.
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Hate crime suspect accidentally shoots self during fight (Original Post)
FrodosPet
Aug 2016
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FrodosPet
(5,169 posts)1. Man points gun at person in suspected gay hate crime Twitter video
Original Story
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Man points gun at person in suspected gay hate crime Twitter video
http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/173805795-story
By: Taryn Asher
POSTED:JUL 13 2016 10:57PM EDT
Now, they're looking for the suspect -- and the victim. A man posted a video on Twitter that shows him pointing a gun at a man he believes is gay. The suspect followed that with another anti-gay video where he actually bragged about what he did.
"'Pull your pants down I have a gun,'" witness Robert Howell said he remembers hearing from inside the Brightmoor liquor store on Detroit's west side.
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"To think that somebody would be so brazen that they could point the weapon in the face of an unsuspecting citizen and then post it on social media as if the Detroit police are going to stand idling by and do nothing," said Sgt. Michael Woody, Detroit police.
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In a statement Fair President Dana Nessel said: "This video is a tragic reminder of the fear and intimidation LGBT people in our community live with, on a daily basis. It is the reason the Fair Michigan Justice Project was initiated and it perfectly illustrates the importance of building a coalition between law enforcement and the LGBT community."
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anoNY42
(670 posts)2. Well, they say that if you own a gun
you are more likely to be shot by that gun....
lonestarnot
(77,097 posts)4. LOL poetic justice!
BlueMTexpat
(15,373 posts)3. Lovely karma! eom
TipTok
(2,474 posts)5. One of those folks who spend all their time thinking about gay men...
All... day... long...