Kentucky Kroger killings being investigated as possible hate crime
A shooting spree allegedly carried out by a white suspect who took the lives of two black people at a Kroger store in Kentucky is being investigated as a possible hate crime, federal prosecutors said Friday.
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NBC affiliate WAVE first reported late Wednesday that the gunman came upon an armed white bystander outside the store but asked him not to shoot because "whites don't kill whites." The man was later identified as Ed Harrell by the Louisville Courier-Journal and has spoken to the FBI about his interaction with the suspect.
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Rogers also said Bush initially attempted to enter the First Baptist Church of Jeffersontown, a predominantly black church, 10 to 15 minutes before the shooting but was "unsuccessful." He said he could not confirm whether the man was armed at the church.