Police in Charleston, South Carolina have released audio of a 9-1-1 call placed by a gay man. In it, he reports being held at gunpoint by an unknown assailant for “talking gay”
The attack occurred October 25. The victim in question–who remains anonymous to protect his privacy–dropped his brother off that morning and paused a moment in his car to send a text message. ABC News reports the attacker then approached the victim’s car, gun in hand.
“I’ve got this guy following me because I’m gay,” the victim says in the recording. “He’s trying to shoot me. He’s like literally chasing my car.” The caller then adds that the attacker told him “We don’t like f*ggots around here, keep going.”
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“I was like, ‘Ain’t nobody following you, I’m sending a text message,’” the caller says in the recording. “He goes, ‘Y’all are talking gay. We don’t want no gay people around here,’ blah blah blah.”
The attacker then threw a phone charger at the victim’s car and brandished a gun. The victim describes him as a black male in his mid to late 30s, standing about six feet tall, and weighing 190-200 pounds. He wore a black T-shirt, blue jeans torn at the knees, and white and black Nike shoes.
Police are now searching for the suspect. Though South Carolina does not offer protections to queer people based on sexual orientation, the city of Charleston does have anti-hate crime ordinances on the books. Violators face a $500 fine and up to 30 days in prison.
Charleston Police Chief Luthor Reynolds told reporters “Hate has no place in the city of Charleston.” He encourages anyone with information about the crime to contact Crime Stoppers at (843) 554-1111.
cuteguy
What a shocker that the suspect is black. Black ppl are the most homophobic ppl out there. And that’s not racist, before I’m accused of something not true. And what a shock that it happened in the state where ya led by Lindsay Graham, a closeted homosexual herself. She enables this type of horrific behavior
Kangol2
Your comment is extremely racist. Please cut it out.
On a different note, this story doesn’t seem add up, so I’ll be curious to see if there’s any follow up.
WillParkinson
Saying something isn’t homophobic doesn’t make it so. Provide proof of your inflammatory statements. Real proof, not your anecdotal stories.
Paul
LOL! The first thing a racist says is, “I’m not racist but . . . ” Guess what, anytime you disparage an entire race of people with one label, you’re racist.
Jay002
Tyler Perry who is a very religious black man has a television show on TV right now that has gay characters.. I don’t see black people boycotting the show. Lee Daniel’s had a television show with gay characters for years. I never seen a black group or organizations try to take these shows off the air.