According to witnesses, the the two were injured when the driver of a “monster” pickup truck purposely ran over them.
The victims were James “Jimmy” Kramer, 20, of Taholah and Harvey Anderson, 19, of Aberdeen. The driver of the truck, described as a Caucasian in his mid-30’s driving a truck described by witnesses as a mid-1990s Chevy with an extended cab and large tires, had been doing “doughnuts” at the site when the two Quinaults and other campers tried to make him stop.
The driver was screaming racial slurs and war whoops when he ran over the two tribal members. nativenewsonline.net/…
Earlier reports by the media said the two had thrown rocks … according to witnesses … a rock was not thrown …. until after two men had been run over. Grays Harbor County Sheriff … has concurred that the attack was intentional. op cit
The driver of the Z71 white truck with oversize tires hasn’t been apprehended. I see this has some national coverage but this source is the most informative.
The president of the Quinalt Nation, Fawn Sharp, said, “It is very important for accurate information to be conveyed. Once the suspects are identified, Quinault will prepare a motion to permanently exclude the individuals from ever entering the exterior boundaries of the Quinault Reservation. Our entire Tribe is distraught over this incident. We work hard to be good friends with our neighboring communities. If it is, in fact, determined that this was a hate crime it will add even more distress and sadness to our loss of this outstanding young man and the injury of the other.”
“This should be a first degree murder charge under the felony-murder doctrine, which does not require the element of premeditation. Under that doctrine, one can be charged with first degree murder when during the course of committing a felony, there’s a death, even if under ‘accidental’ or reckless circumstances. There is simply no excuse or defense to this unthinkable tragedy. If it’s a hate crime it could help assure that it would be triggered as a felony or trigger aggravating circumstances at sentencing,” she said.
President Sharp is an attorney and former governor of the Washington State Bar Association.”
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(This is my first diary in DK5, feel like a dweeb, all errors are mine, wish there was a preview, I also need to leave for a bit, sorry to post and run)
Wednesday, May 31, 2017 · 2:01:18 PM +00:00
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i saw an old tree today
A 31yo Hoquiam man has been arrested and charged with 2nd degree murder, and a truck matching the description impounded for evidence. His name is not released. Kelly Macias has a thorough diary up, mentioned this there as well.
The incident occurred on Jimmy Smith-Kramer’s 20th birthday.