Murder of Larnell Bruce
On August 10, 2016, Larnell Bruce, a black 19-year-old, was run over by a Jeep driven by Russell Courtier, a white supremacist and member of the European Kindred gang, outside a 7-11 convenience store in Gresham, Oregon; Bruce died 3 days later.[1][2]
In March 2019 Courtier was found guilty of murder and hate crime,[3] while his girlfriend Colleen Hunt, who had been in the Jeep with Courtier, admitted manslaughter.[4] Courtier was sentenced to life with a minimum of 28 years; Hunt received a 10-year sentence.[5]
The case was the subject of a two-part BBC documentary series called A Black And White Killing: The Case That Shook America.[6][7]
References
- "How an Oregon murder trial reflected the true face of America". The Independent. August 25, 2019.
- "A Black and White Killing: who was Russell Courtier?". inews.co.uk.
- "Jury Finds Russell Courtier Guilty of Murder and Hate Crime in Killing of Larnell Bruce, Jr". Willamette Week.
- "Colleen Hunt Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter For Role in Running Down Black Teenager with a Jeep". Willamette Week.
- Green, Aimee (April 16, 2019). "Race-fueled murder with Jeep brings life sentence with 28-year minimum for Russell Courtier". oregonlive.
- "BBC Two - A Black and White Killing: The Case that Shook America - Mobeen Azhar on why the murder of Larnell Bruce is part of a broader story about race in America today". BBC.
- Hogan, Michael (August 26, 2019). "A Black and White Killing: The Case That Shook America review - courtroom battle over racist murder" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
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