Jeremiah Harris, who is 24 and gay, said he went to Club Q a couple times a month and recognized one of the victims as the bartender who always served him. People held candles, embraced and listened as speakers on a stage expressed both rage and sadness over the shootings. “And that’s one way that we can do that, showing that we will put the money where our mouth is, essentially, and make sure that we try it that way.”Īdditional charges are possible as the investigation continues, he said.Ībout 200 people gathered Monday night in the cold at a city park for a community vigil for the shooting victims. “But it is important to let the community know that we do not tolerate bias motivated crimes in this community, that we support communities that have been maligned, harassed and intimidated and abused,” Allen said. District Attorney Michael Allen noted that the murder charges would carry the harshest penalty - life in prison - whereas bias crimes are eligible for probation. Local and federal authorities during a Monday news briefing declined to answer questions about why hate crime charges are being considered, citing the ongoing investigation.
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