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Man Arrested in Murder of Gay 10 Year Old Boy

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Last week, after more than four years of abuse, 10-year old Anthony Avalos was murdered. Police Wednesday night arrested Anthony’s mother’s boyfriend, Kareem Leiva, 32, reportedly a member of the violent MS-13 gang, for the murder. Before he died, Anthony told investigators at the LA County Dept. of Children and Family Services that “he liked boys and girls.” Local reports say he had come out as gay.

Anthony’s mother on June 20 called 911 to report her son had fallen.

“He was not breathing and unresponsive when emergency workers found him in his Lancaster home, and he died the next day,” NBC News reports. “His body showed signs of physical abuse and malnutrition, child welfare workers said, and his death was classified as suspicious.”

Leiva reportedly has a history of homophobia.

Anthony “had injuries to his head, showed signs of malnourishment and likely died from abuse, the Department of Children and Family Services said in a statement.

A report indicates that at least 16 calls had been made to the county’s child abuse hotline since 2013 before Anthony died,” WLWT reports. “Department of Children and Family Services Director Bobby Cagle confirmed that callers said Anthony and his siblings were denied food and water, sexually abused, beaten and bruised, dangled upside-down from a staircase, forced to crouch for hours, locked in small spaces with no access to the bathroom, forced to fight one another, and forced to eat from the trash.”

Police removed eight other children from the home shared by Heather Barron, who is Anthony’s mother, and Kareem Leiva.

WTTG reported on Leiva’s arrest:

 

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One Killed in ‘Terrorist Attack Against the LGBT Community’: Fort Lauderdale Mayor

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Two people were struck by a pickup Truck at a Pride parade in Wilton Manors, Florida.

“One of the victims has died, said Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis, who was at the parade,” Local 10 News reports. “The white pickup truck was lined up with other floats when it hit the gas and ran over two people standing by to take part in the parade on Wilton Drive, as Local 10 News reporter Christian De La Rosa witnessed.”

The surviving victim is in critical condition at Broward Health Medical Center.

“The truck narrowly missed hitting U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, who was in a convertible participating in the parade,” the newspaper reported.

Mayor Trantalis blasted the incident as a terrorist attack.

“This is a terrorist attack against the LGBT community,” Trantalis said. “This is exactly what it is. Hardly an accident. It was deliberate, it was premeditated, and it was targeted against a specific person. Luckily they missed that person, but unfortunately, they hit two other people.”

There is a suspect in custody.

 

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180 House Republicans Just Voted Against Condemning Anti-Asian Hate After Atlanta Spa Shootings

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Wednesday afternoon the U.S. House of Representatives voted 244-180 to pass a resolution condemning anti-Asian hate, after eight people, including seven Asian Americans, six of whom were women, were shot and killed at spas in Atlanta, Georgia in a series of hate crime mass shootings last month.

All 180 “no” votes were from Republicans. No Democrats voted against the resolution.

Among the “no” votes were Georgia Republican Representatives Rick Allen, Andrew Clyde, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Jody Hice, and Barry Loudermilk. Congressman Loudermilk represents part of the area where the killings took place.

The text is quite simple.

“Condemning the horrific shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 16, 2021, and reaffirming the House of Representative’s commitment to combating hate, bigotry, and violence against the Asian-American and Pacific Islander community.”

The resolution says, “the people of the United States mourn the 8 innocent lives lost, 7 of whom were women, 6 of whom were women of Asian descent, and several of whom were immigrants.” It lists the victims’ names: Xiaojie “Emily” Tan, Daoyou Feng, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Yong Ae Yue, Soon Chung “Julie” Park, Hyun Jung Grant, and Sun Cha Kim.

And offers details honoring their lives, like this: “49-year-old Xiaojie ‘Emily’ Tan, a hardworking mother and the owner of 1 of the spas, was a dedicated and caring business owner who is survived by her daughter and husband.”

And this: “63-year-old Yong Ae Yue was a mother of 2 sons who was known for her kindness and generosity and her love of her pet Shih Tzu.”

The resolution also says that the House of Representatives “condemns the heinous and inexcusable acts of gun violence that led to the tragic loss of 8 lives,” “condemns any racism and sexism in the choice of the shooter to target Asian-owned businesses and murder 7 women, 6 of whom were of Asian descent,” ” honors the memory of the victims, offers heartfelt condolences to their families,” and “reaffirms the commitment of the United States Federal Government to combat hate, bigotry, and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders and to prevent tragedies like this from ever happening again.”

 

 

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Watch: Shocking Video Shows Man Stomping 65-Year-Old Asian-American Woman

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On Monday, New York City reporter CeFaan Kim posted horrific details of an attack in which a man brutally attacked a 65-year-old Asian-American woman, captured on the security footage from the lobby of a nearby building.

The man, shouting “f*ck you, you don’t belong here,” kicked the woman to the ground and then stomped on her before she could get up. According to Kim, the security guard in the building refused to render the victim aid, and closed the door on her.

“Victim is currently hospitalized with swelling to the face, pain in left leg,” reported Kim, noting that the NYPD hate crimes unit is now investigating the incident.

 

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