Hate crime suspect accidentally shoots self during fight

[FrodosPet]

Hate crime suspect accidentally shoots self during fight

http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/184313896-story

POSTED:AUG 02 2016 07:57AM EDT

DETROIT (WJBK) - The man charged in a hate crime that went viral appeared in court Monday in a wheelchair after a gun accident.

Last month, we showed you the video of the alleged crime that was making the rounds. Prosecutors say that in the video, Steven Edwards points a gun at a stranger while shouting gay slurs.

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"The defendant's gunshot wound was self inflicted when he got into a fight with another individual, pulled a gun on that person, tried to shoot that person and accidentally shot himself," the prosecutor stated.

She added that although he turned himself in, he never turned in the weapon seen in the Twitter video or the one that he accidentally shot himself with.

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[FrodosPet]

1. Man points gun at person in suspected gay hate crime Twitter video

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Man points gun at person in suspected gay hate crime Twitter video

http://www.fox2detroit.com/news/local-news/173805795-story

By: Taryn Asher
POSTED:JUL 13 2016 10:57PM EDT

Now, they're looking for the suspect -- and the victim. A man posted a video on Twitter that shows him pointing a gun at a man he believes is gay. The suspect followed that with another anti-gay video where he actually bragged about what he did.

"'Pull your pants down I have a gun,'" witness Robert Howell said he remembers hearing from inside the Brightmoor liquor store on Detroit's west side.

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"To think that somebody would be so brazen that they could point the weapon in the face of an unsuspecting citizen and then post it on social media as if the Detroit police are going to stand idling by and do nothing," said Sgt. Michael Woody, Detroit police.

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In a statement Fair President Dana Nessel said: "This video is a tragic reminder of the fear and intimidation LGBT people in our community live with, on a daily basis. It is the reason the Fair Michigan Justice Project was initiated and it perfectly illustrates the importance of building a coalition between law enforcement and the LGBT community."

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[anoNY42]

2. Well, they say that if you own a gun

you are more likely to be shot by that gun....

[lonestarnot]

4. LOL poetic justice!

[BlueMTexpat]

3. Lovely karma! eom

[TipTok]

5. One of those folks who spend all their time thinking about gay men...

All... day... long...