Sunday, August 13, 2017

Charlottesville: Suspect charged with murder after car hits protesters at ‘Nazi’ rally

Police charge a 20-year-old man with second-degree murder after a gathering of white nationalists in Virginia took a deadly turn when a car ploughed into a group of counter-protesters.

The Charlottesville Police Department said in a statement that James Alex Fields Jr, from Ohio, also faced three counts of malicious wounding, and one count related to leaving the scene.

A 32-year-old woman was killed when Fields allegedly drove his car into a crowd of anti-racist protesters during unrest in the college town, around two hours’ drive south-west of Washington DC. Other demonstrators were left fighting for their lives…

Source: Charlottesville: Suspect charged with murder after car hits protesters at ‘Nazi’ rally; Trump urged to denounce ‘terror attack’ – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)


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