• corvidenjoyer [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    20 hours ago

    Mr. Cox said more information would be available on Tuesday, when the suspect is expected to be formally charged by local prosecutors. It was not yet clear if he had a lawyer. In another interview on Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Mr. Cox said that investigators were also examining a potential note left by the suspect, and that charging documents would provide additional details.

    So they are attempting to pin this as a hate crime then?

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      17 hours ago

      The note:

      “I’m leaving this note so there is no question about my motivations. I love Fuentes and am a proud racist! The leftist movement in this country is just as bad as the tepid right that won’t implement the correct Final Solution to our problems! I love to hate Karl Marx!”

      The press release:

      “We needed to redact some personal information, but here is the shooters note!”

      “I’m leaving this note so there is no question about my motivations. I [REDACTED] am a [REDACTED] leftist [REDACTED] I love [REDACTED] Karl Marx!”