This blows my mind, how do you shoot someone in cold blood for loud music....WTF!
After a fatal shooting over loud music, Oregon activists demand 'stronger policies that protect Black lives'
Jordan Culver
USA TODAY
An Oregon community group is calling for change to address racism after the fatal shooting of a Black teenager by a white man in an incident that police said began as an argument over loud music.
Aidan Ellison, 19, was found dead with a single gunshot wound to the chest early Nov. 23 after officers responded to reports of a shooting in the parking lot of a hotel, according to police in Ashland, a predominantly white community near the state's California border.
Robert Paul Keegan, 47, was arrested on a murder charge, though he said he was in fear for his physical safety, according to the probable-cause affidavit for Keegan’s arrest obtained by USA TODAY. His claim is disputed by the arresting officer in his report.
At about 4 a.m. on the day of the shooting, Keegan was awakened by "loud music" in the parking lot of the Stratford Inn, where he was staying. He asked Ellison to turn the music down and Ellison refused, the report said.
Keegan got dressed, grabbed a semiautomatic handgun and went to the hotel’s front desk to complain to a clerk, according to the affidavit.
While the clerk was speaking with Ellison in the parking lot, Keegan "came to the parking lot and confronted" the teenager, according to the report.
Ellison and Keegan argued, and Keegan said Ellison punched him in the face several times, according to the report. Keegan shot Ellison once, striking him in the chest, the affidavit said.
“An autopsy revealed no injuries to Ellison’s hands that would be indicative of him punching Keegan,” the arresting officer said in a report. “Keegan had no visible injuries to his face.”
Ellison and Keegan were both guests at the hotel and didn't know each other, police said in a statement.
more:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/01/aidan-ellison-oregon-man-arrested-fatal-shooting-black-teenager/6474024002/
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