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Seven people, including four children — all of whom are believed to be
Hispanic — were shot by a Nebraska man who had previously told them to “go
back to where they came from” and to “speak English,” cops say.
Billy Booth, 74, fired shots at his neighbors from inside his Crete home
just before 7 p.m. Friday before fatally turning the gun on himself,
Nebraska State Patrol said.
There were about 15 people inside and outside the home, though most of the victims were outside when they were shot. Three of the victims were adults between the ages of 22 and 43 while four were children ranging in age from
3 to 10, police told KETV and NBC News.
Some of the victims have been treated and released. One is receiving
treatment in Lincoln, while two are being cared for at Children’s Nebraska
in Omaha. None of the victims suffered life-threatening injuries.
All of the victims are believed to be Hispanic, police told NBC.
When police arrived, they found victims suffering from gunshot wounds
outside the residence as well as the suspect inside his own home. A
shotgun was recovered nearby.
Police said they did not believe there was a dispute in the moments
leading up to the shooting but that Booth and the family had a prior
history, including disputes over parking and other nuisances — as well as
a report from someone who said the suspect “told them to go back to where
they came from and to speak English.”
The Crete Police have responded to “several complaints” in the
neighborhood since 2021, most of which came from Booth regarding “driving behavior” in the neighborhood, Crete Police Chief Gary Young Jr. said
during a Saturday news briefing.
“Not necessarily associated with the victims’ house, but cars driving too
fast in the neighborhood, improper parking, nuisance properties, quality- of-life type issues,” Young said. “There was a single report from the
victims that the suspect had flipped them off, told them to, ‘Go home’ or
‘back to where they came from,’ to ‘speak English.'”
Police said the family decided not to take the matter further at the time,
and the situation had been resolved.
One of the victims’ friends, Joshua Morales, told the KETV he knew of the previous incidents involving the neighbor — and that he believed the
shooting was racially motivated.
“[Booth] was supposedly telling [the friend’s] parents to go back to their country, and they got into problems. And I guess until now the dude just
shot the house up. I guess it was just a racist thing that happened,”
Morales said. “So, I guess the dude that shot them was just racist ’cause
he shot a Hispanic family and he told a Hispanic family to go back to
their country.”
Morales said, the shooter shot his friend and his friend’s mom, who took
four bullets to the back.
A motive for the shooting remains under investigation, police said.
https://nypost.com/2024/06/30/us-news/7-shot-including-4-kids-by-neb- neighbor-who-had-allegedly-told-them-to-go-back-to-where-they-came-from/
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