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Pasco Hate Crimes

Friday, January 4, 2013

Walmart Shooter Identified by Mother Tells Deputies He 'Just Snapped'

Daniel P. Quinnell was arrested Friday morning for what the sheriff's office is calling a hate crime.

The phones at the Pasco Sheriff's Office lit up Thursday after video of the Lutz Walmart shooting suspect was released. Authorities say the man harassed a couple outside the Land O’ Lakes Boulevard store around 3 a.m. Jan. 2. The incident, which is being classified as a hate crime by the sheriff’s office, unfolded as a man and his girlfriend were walking through the store’s parking lot. The suspect began harassing the couple because he believed the man was from the Middle East, according to a sheriff’s office report. As the man and his girlfriend approached their car, the suspect came up to them and made racial slurs about the man being with a white woman, then shot the man in the head and neck with a pellet gun. The agency had eight calls…

joe bob

10:49 pm on Sunday, January 6, 2013

Yeah but if you read what the organization said, they said they would reward the first person to give info that brings the culprit behind bars. Being a relative of the person who did this crime, I know the family received nothing thus far as far as a cash reward. I know for a fact they don't care about cash at all at this point, they are very devastated about the matter. But yes, I know who gave …   more ›

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Video Released of Walmart Shooting Suspect

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has released surveillance video of the man they believe is responsible for committing a hate crime outside the Lutz Walmart.

The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the public’s help to identify the man they say is responsible for shooting another in the face with a pellet gun outside the Lutz Walmart early Wednesday morning. To help in the search, the sheriff’s office has released surveillance video of the man leaving the store. The suspect is described as a white male between the age of 18 and 30 years. He is about 6 feet tall and weighs approximately 180 pounds, according to the sheriff’s office. He has short blond hair and was last seen wearing a brown jacket, blue jeans and green sandals. "This is a heinous crime," said Sheriff Chris Nocco during a Thursday afternoon press conference related to the incident. Nocco urged anyone with information …

Laurence Chiniquy

8:18 am on Friday, January 4, 2013

This social misfit looks like he is all alone in the world with no friends or family. The hate that has consumed his soul will lead him to an early grave.   more ›

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