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April 9, 2012

Three Dead, Two Injured in Tulsa Shooting Spree Targeting Black Residents 
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Police in Tulsa Oklahoma have arrested two men in connection to a
shooting spree that left three people dead and two injured. All of the
victims were African Americans. The shootings terrorized a predominantly
black section of Tulsa. Police said the suspects, Jacob England and
Alvin Watts, drove through the streets of north Tulsa in a pickup truck
and randomly shot pedestrians. Police have not labeled the killings as a
hate crime, but several local officials said the shootings were racially
motivated.

Rev. Warren Blakney, president of the NAACP chapter in Tulsa: "We want
our people to know there's no need to go out and try to take vengeance
and become a vigilante. Just wait for the process and let's see what's
going to happen."



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