The teen is accused of targeting the victims because they were gay and transgender
Amid demands for justice, Detroit police have charged a teenager with killing two gay men and a transgender woman, Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said.
Devon Robinson, 18, was arrested Thursday in the May 25 triple slaying, Worthy said in a statement. "The alleged actions of this defendant are disturbing on so many levels," she said."But the fact that this happened during Pride month adds salt into the wound. We must remain ever vigilant in our fight to eradicate hate in Wayne County and beyond."The victims were killed at a home in the Devonshire neighborhood on the east side of the city, the prosecutor said.
How the NYPD fights LGBTQ hate crimes 05:00Court records have been sealed and it's not clear if Robinson has retained an attorney. He is being held without bail at the Andrew C. Baird Detention Facility in Detroit. Jaimie Powell Horowitz, a former homicide prosecutor and special prosecutor from the Fair Michigan Justice Project, which assists law enforcement in serious crimes against the LGBTQ community, has been assigned to the case, Worthy's office said.
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