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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 257 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (24 children)

For anyone who doesn't know what happened that night, Jonathan and his husband were visiting their former house that had been burned down when they saw that their pet dog's skull had been placed on a fence for them to see. The couple began wailing out of desperation and terror, and that's when the neighbor showed up with a gun, yelling homophobic slurs. John's husband was to be shot when he pulled him away and took the bullet for him instead.

Not only were they terrorized, but also ambushed and killed in cold blood. John died doing the ultimate sacrifice. John is a hero.

[–] kautau@lemmy.world 139 points 1 month ago (17 children)

Don’t forget that they had received homophobic threats about burning their house down. I have zero doubt in my mind the murderer was just upset they didn’t die in the fire.

[–] raltoid@lemmy.world 144 points 1 month ago (16 children)

It was years of threats, mostly from the same guy that shot him. Cops ignored the reports, and then instantly declared that no hate crime was committed without investigating anything.

They didn't realize that he knew a-listers, tried to sweep it under the rug, and now they have an international spotlight on them

[–] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

The pigs are as responsible for this as the shooter is. ACAB.

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