tags: Bias Attack, white suspect, black victim, mass shooting, confessed, Tulsa, Oklahoma, wikideletion, not terrorism, Holy Day Terror, presstv
3 killed 2 injured, 2 arrested Jake England and Alvin Watts Tulsa Race Shooting Spree, or the "Good Friday Shootings" On April 7, 2012, five people were shot random at four different locations in the predominantly African American neighborhoods on the north side of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Three of the shooting victims died, and all victims were shot within a three-mile radius during that night starting after midnight at around 1 am. The two suspected perpetrators who were arrested the day after the shootings are white, prompting suspicions that it may have been a hate crime. Jake England, 19, and roomate Alvin Watts, 33 eventually confessed to the attacks and admitted they targeted the victims because they were black. England and Alvin Watts were each sentenced to five consecutive life terms after the men pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty. Murdered were a woman Dannaer Fields, 49, and two men Bobby Clark, 54, and William Allen, 31. The two survivors Deon Tucker and David Hall were both sitting at their respective homes on the porch when they were asked for directions by men in a white truck who started shooting.
Tucker dove behind his own truck after being shot in the chest and had no enemies. David Hall who was shot in the stomach remarked "It's kind of crazy, you know?" Hall's friend, Kent Johnson, said. "People going by shooting people just because of their color, that doesn't make any sense."
Jake England was taking medication for depression, and the January suicide of England's fiancDee, only months after she gave birth to their son, made matters worse. Sheran Hart Wilde died from a self-inflicted gunshot to the head on Jan. 10, according to the state medical examiner's office.
• weapons undetermined
*References
- PressTV: Three African-Americans shot dead in Oklahoma
- wikinews: Tulsa shootings accused face multiple murder charges ...Apr 14, 2012 - Police say Jake England, 19, and Alvin Watts, 33, confessed to the attacks.
- 2012 Tulsa shootings on Wikipedia: This page has been deleted. WP is not a newspaper; no lasting significance to this event is claimed or demonstrated. LGA talkedits 09:25, 20 August 2013
- Southern Poverty Law Center Two Sentenced in Racially Charged ‘Good Friday Shootings’ in Tulsa By Don Terry on December 17, 2013 With the families of his victims sitting and sobbing in the front row of a Tulsa, Okla., courtroom yesterday, the young killer apologized to them and the rest of the city’s black community for his role in the racially charged rampage known as the Good Friday Shootings. “There are no words to express the sorrow and guilt of what I have done,” Jake England told the courtroom, his voice slightly cracking, according to the Associated Press. “There is no excuse for my actions. I must live with this in my heart until the end of my days.” Just 21, England will spend the rest of those days in prison. On Monday, England and Alvin Watts, 34, his accomplice in a shooting spree that left two black men and a black woman dead and two black men wounded on Good Friday 2012, were each sentenced to five consecutive life terms. The sentences were handed down after the men pleaded guilty to avoid the death penalty. They had been charged with first-degree murder and five hate crimes. While police identified both men as white, England is apparently also part Native American. Both defendants, according to the Tulsa World, The murder victims were Dannaer Fields, 49, Bobby Clark, 54, and William Allen, 31. David Hall and Deon Tucker were shot but survived.
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http://wnow.worldnow.com/story/17366276/tulsa-police-release-names-of-two-friday-shooting-victims-who-survived Deon Tucker, 44, was released from a Tulsa hospital Friday. David Hall, 46, remains hospitalized.
With body aches and bandages, Deon Tucker is trying to wrap his head around the deadly shootings.
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2012 Tulsa shooting
Comments0| 2012 Tulsa, Oklahoma shootings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Date | April 7, 2012 |
| Target | Residents of a predominantlyAfrican Americanneighborhood |
| Attack type | Shooting spree, murder |
| Deaths | 3 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Suspected perpetrators | Alvin Watts Jake England |
| Motive | Possible hate crime |
On April 7, 2012, five people were shot in the north side ofTulsa, Oklahoma. Three of the shooting victims died, and all victims were shot within a three-mile radius during that night. The attack started around 1 am,[1] in a predominatelyAfrican American neighborhood, and the two suspected perpetrators who were arrested the day after the shootings are white, prompting suspicions that it may have been ahate crime.[2][3]
Suspects
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Authorities arrested Jacob C. England, 19, and Alvin Watts, 32, and charged them with three counts of first-degree murder.[4] Watts is white, and England is described as aCherokee Indian who has also described himself as white.[5][6] England's father was killed in 2010, and on Thursday April 5, England appeared to blame his father's death on a black man.[7] Police believe this may be a factor in the shooting, but, on April 9, cautioned that it was too early to tell. England's family friend suggested that the suicide of his fiancée with whom he had had a child may also have been a factor.[8]
On April 10, the Associated Press reported that both England and Watts confessed to shooting two people.[9]England and Watts remained jailed pending an April 16 arraignment. Meanwhile, prosecutors prepared formal charges, including three counts of first degree murder lodged against both persons. Bail was set at $9.5 million for both of them.[10]
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Suspects in deadly Tulsa shootings to make first court appearance. CNN (April 9, 2012). Retrieved on April 9, 2012.
- ↑ "Oklahoma police arrest two suspects in Tulsa shootings". Fox News. April 8, 2012.http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/04/08/tulsa-police-reportedly-make-2-arrests-in-north-tulsa-shootings/#content. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
- ↑ Candiotti, Susan (April 8, 2012). "2 arrested in Tulsa shootings". CNN.http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/08/us/oklahoma-shootings/index.html?hpt=hp_t2. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
- ↑ "Police: Tulsa shootings possibly connected to murder of suspect's father". MSNBC. April 9, 2012.http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/04/08/11081559-police-tulsa-shootings-possibly-connected-to-murder-of-suspects-father.
- ↑ "Oklahoma Shooting Rampage: Jake England and Alvin Watts arrested for Tulsa killings". CBS News. April 9, 2012. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504083_162-57411187-504083/oklahoma-shooting-rampage-jake-england-and-alvin-watts-arrested-for-tulsa-killings/.
- ↑ "Suspects Arrested in Tulsa, Okla., Shootings". NPR. April 8, 2012. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/04/08/150242390/suspects-arrested-in-tulsa-okla-shootings. Retrieved 2012-04-08.
- ↑ "Tulsa police say shootings may have been revenge". Boston Globe. April 9, 2012.http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2012/04/08/tulsa-police-say-shootings-may-have-been-revenge/9GWwUlnAJ93TomuMkkPrhM/story.html.
- ↑ "Tulsa shootings: Facebook posts suggest racial revenge motive". The Guardian. April 9, 2012.http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/09/tulsa-shootings-facebook-racial-revenge?newsfeed=true.
- ↑ "Documents: 2 Suspects Confessed in Tulsa Shootings". April 10, 2012.http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/documents-suspects-confessed-tulsa-shootings-16106197#.T4QpqKsS2Ag.
- ↑ "Tulsa shooting suspects confessed, police documents show". CNN. April 10, 2012.http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/10/us/oklahoma-shootings/index.html?hpt=us_c2.
wikinews: Tulsa shootings accused face multiple murder charges .
A duo accused of being behind a series of shootings of blacks in Tulsa, Oklahoma have been charged with three counts of murder and two of shooting with intent to kill. The white men also face five malicious harassment charges alleging the victims were targeted based on their race.
Police say Jake England, 19, and Alvin Watts, 33, confessed to the attacks. An affidavit says England shot three of the victims and Watts pulled the trigger on the other two. The apparently random attacks killed Dannaer Fields, 49, Bobby Clark, 54, and William Allen, 31. David Hall, 46, and Deon Tucker, 44, were hospitalised but survived and were discharged.
All were shot within three miles of each other on April 6 in a predominantly black area of the city; all but one were shot within a single mile of each other. The deceased were all hit in the chest. Hall was hit in the stomach and Tucker in the shoulder. Bond for each suspect has already been set at over $9 million, and no pleas have been entered. A witness to one shooting described a pickup pulling over so occupants could seek directions before someone inside fired a gun.
A two-day manhunt concluded with the arrests last Sunday and police say the killing of England's father Carl by black man Pernell Demond Jefferson gave the younger suspect a possible "axe to grind". Jefferson was threatened by the elder England following an earlier incident and no charges were filed on the basis Jefferson acted in self defense.
Jake England recently wrote in Facebook "it's hard not to go off," which was in reference to the second year since his father's death. Court documents say prior anonymous tips to police said England "has mentioned he will die in a shootout with the police if he has to" and harbors racist views. Friends and relatives say his father's death and girlfriend's suicide earlier this year have affected his mindset.
Tulsa County First Assistant District Attorney Doug Drummond called the events "a tragic and senseless crime." Oklahoma law allows for life or death sentences for murder. The malicious harassment charges, which apply to some forms of discrimination, can fetch a year in prison each. Defense lawyer Clark Brewster yesterday called it "a misplaced premise that [England] was motivated by any racial hate."
The accused, who are roommates and self-employed workmen, will be arraigned after the weekend. They apparently did not know anyone they are accused of shooting.
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