Couple charged in shooting of protester at Milo Yiannopoulos event in Seattle

[Eugene]

Source: The Guardian and agencies

Couple charged in shooting of protester at Milo Yiannopoulos event in Seattle

Elizabeth Hokoana charged with first-degree assault for shooting
34-year-old protester in abdomen, and her husband was charged
with third-degree assault

Staff and agencies
Tuesday 25 April 2017 20.47 BST

Prosecutors on Monday charged a couple in connection with a Seattle shooting during a demonstration over an appearance by the rightwing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos in January.

Elizabeth Hokoana, 29, was charged with first-degree assault for shooting a 34-year-old protester in the abdomen. Her husband, Marc Hokoana, was charged with third-degree assault. Lawyers for the two said they acted in self-defense.

Joshua Dukes, 34, was critically injured in the 20 January shooting and had several surgeries before he was released from a hospital.

The shooting happened outside a University of Washington auditorium where Yiannopoulos, a far-right commentator known for leading a hate campaign that resulted in a lifetime ban from Twitter, was appearing.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/25/milo-yiannopoulos-event-shooting-couple-charged-seattle

[Jack-o-Lantern]

1. WTF first-degree assault?? How about attempted murder.

[KT2000]

2. +1

[fun n serious]

4. It's the same as att murder

Assault 1 is attempted murder

[GReedDiamond]

3. Besides "why aren't these TrumpHumpers...

...being charged with attempted murder?"

I ask, why are there no booking photos of these deplorables available?

Here's a pic of the (alleged) shooter, Elizabeth Hokoana:



Source: seattletimes.com