U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, mourners say Kroger shooting must be deemed a hate crime
While authorities investigate why a white man allegedly killed two African-Americans in a supermarket, mourners at a Thursday candlelight vigil expressed anger that the shooting has not been labeled what they believe it to be: A blatant hate crime.
Frustrated residents said it wasnt Gregory Alan Bushs reported mental illness that led him to allegedly shoot Maurice E. Stallard and Vickie Lee Jones at the Stony Brook Kroger in Jeffersontown.
I wouldnt call it a possible motive, said D. Johnson, who works up the street from the Kroger. The only motive is its a hate crime.
Later, Johnson rolled his eyes at the mention of reports that the suspect had a history of mental illness, specifically Schizoaffective disorder, detailed in court records obtained by the Courier Journal.
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