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cbabe

(4,299 posts)
Tue Jul 19, 2022, 12:38 PM Jul 2022

Black legislative candidate shot with BB gun in Auburn, raising questions about possible hate crime

Black legislative candidate shot with BB gun in Auburn, raising questions about possible hate crime

https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-legislative-candidate-shot-by-bb-gun-while-placing-signs-in-auburn

JUL 18, 2022 at 1:08 PM
BY Amy Radil

Black legislative candidate shot with BB gun in Auburn, raising questions about possible hate crime

Legislative candidate and pastor Carey Anderson said a man fired a BB gun at him Thursday night in South King County in what may have been a racist attack.

Anderson is the senior pastor at the First AME church in Auburn and Seattle, and running for a House seat in the 30th legislative district, which includes Federal Way, Auburn, and Des Moines.

Anderson, who is Black, said he and a volunteer were placing campaign signs at an intersection in unincorporated Auburn when a young white man rolled down the window of his car and fired a BB gun.

Anderson said he heard a popping sound and realized he was hit. The shots grazed Anderson in the hip.

He said he hopes police find the man, but Anderson doesn’t want him to go to jail.

“I would want to talk to the young man," he said. "I would want to find out what motivates him to operate in that kind of behavior and get him the help and treatment that he needs."

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Black legislative candidate shot with BB gun in Auburn, raising questions about possible hate crime (Original Post) cbabe Jul 2022 OP
This is so heartbreaking. PittBlue Jul 2022 #1
You can't talk to crazy. live love laugh Jul 2022 #2
This is crazy! spicysista Jul 2022 #3

spicysista

(1,731 posts)
3. This is crazy!
Wed Jul 20, 2022, 07:19 AM
Jul 2022

It's all going from bad to worse! My anxiety for my little ones and spouse has been at an all time high, lately. These sort of incidents are getting out of hand.

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