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imanamerican63

(13,763 posts)
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 09:34 PM Oct 2017

A white nationalist was arrested in connection with a shooting at the University of Florida.

Break and developing news from 2 hours ago. I wonder if Trump going to say both sides are at fault here, once again? If some could post the story, I would be truly thankful.

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A white nationalist was arrested in connection with a shooting at the University of Florida. (Original Post) imanamerican63 Oct 2017 OP
These losers, 63? Leghorn21 Oct 2017 #1
Three Richard Spencer Supporters Arrested for Attempted Murder of Protesters in Gainesville Gothmog Oct 2017 #2
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Gothmog

(145,060 posts)
2. Three Richard Spencer Supporters Arrested for Attempted Murder of Protesters in Gainesville
Fri Oct 20, 2017, 09:41 PM
Oct 2017

Deplorables and sick and demented people. Trump's base is full of nazis and white supremacists http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/10/20/richard_spencer_supporters_arrested_for_attempted_murder_in_gainesville.html

Three supporters of white supremacist Richard Spencer have been arrested for the attempted murder of protesters near a Thursday event in Gainesville, Florida, city police announced in a statement. Colton Fears, William Fears, and Tyler Tenbrink were apprehended at 9 p.m. Thursday; William Fears is 30 years old and the others are 28. All three are residents of Texas. From the Gainesville PD statement:

Shortly before 5:30pm, it was reported that a silver Jeep stopped to argue with a group of protesters and began threatening, offering Nazi salutes and shouting chants about Hitler to the group that was near the bus stop. During the altercation, Tenbrink produced a handgun while the Fears brothers encouraged him to shoot at the victims. Tenbrink fired a single shot at the group which thankfully missed the group and struck a nearby building.

Individual arrest reports say that one of the protesters involved in the altercation struck the Jeep with a baton before the shot was fired.

Spencer’s event on the University of Florida campus began at roughly 2:45 p.m. Spencer, who infamously celebrated Donald Trump’s election at a Washington “alt-right” event by giving a speech rife with references to Nazi slogans, also spoke at the Aug. 12 Charlottesville, Virginia, alt-right rally after which protester Heather Heyer was killed by a white supremacist who is accused of intentionally running her over with a car.

The bad news is that they are all three from the Houston area

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