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Kenyan man Shot and Killed Inside a Supermarket in Charlottesville, Virginia

Kenyan man Shot and Killed Inside a Supermarket in Charlottesville, Virginia

A 20-year-old Kenyan man died after he was shot inside a supermarket in the US state of Virginia on March 4th.

At 2:05 pm, officers from Charlottesville Police Department (CPD) responded to a shooting at Sunshine Supermarket, located on 827 Cherry Ave.

Upon arrival, officers located Justice Kilel of Gordonsville inside the business, and he was pronounced deceased at the scene, the police department said in a press release.

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Shortly after arriving, CPD was notified that UVA Medical Center had received a patient who suffered a gunshot wound.

Preliminary investigation revealed that Kilel was inside the store purchasing an item when two individuals walked in and assaulted him. 

An altercation ensued and two of the individuals involved fired shots.

A 17-year-old suspect who was admitted to UVA Medical Center with gunshot wounds was charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Police have not released his name since he is a minor.

The second suspect, identified as 19-year-old Nasier McGhee, was located at an apartment complex in Albemarle County. He was charged with one count of malicious wounding. 

“Investigators believe that this incident is part of an ongoing dispute between the suspects and victim,” CPD said.

Kilel will be buried in Kapsirchoi, Kapsabet, Kenya. His family have setup a GoFundMe account to raise funds towards the cost of repatriating his body to Kenya and for his burial.

 

 

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  1. Kenya.Mar 10, 2023

    Sad

  2. Imara (Mpya) DaimaMar 10, 2023

    Kipengele kinachotokana na Marekebisho ya Sehemu ya Pili ya Katiba ya nchi ya Marekani iliyoandikwa wakati WanaYuropa walipovamia nchi ya Marekani na kunyakua ardhi ya wenyewe halafu wakaandika yafuatayo:

    "The Right To Bear Arms..."

    Kila siku katika nchi ya Marekani, watu wapatao 316 hupoteza maisha yao kutokana na:

    1. Kupigwa risasi
    2. Kujiua kwa kujipiga risasi.
    3. Wengine hufa kwa kupigwa risasi bila matarajio au kwa bahati mbaya.
    4. Wengine hupigwa risasi na kuuawa na askari polisi.

    Hata ingawa watu wengi kama hao hupoteza maisha yao, ukitaka ukosane na Mmarekani, jaribu kupinga sehemu hiyo ya Katiba halafu utaona cha mtema kuni.

    Tangu nchi ya Marekani kunyakua uhuru wao kutoka kwa Waingereza, nchi ya Marekani imetawaliwa na marais 45. Miongoni mwa idadi hii, marais 4 walipigwa risasi na kuuawa wakiwa wangali ofisini ya urais. Ajabu ni kuwa, hata ingawa marais hawa wanne walipigwa risasi, utakumbana na matatizo makubwa ukimwambia Mmarekani wa kawaida anyimwe ruhusa kuwa na bunduki.

    Idadi ya WaMarekani 2023 ni milioni 334. Ajabu ni kuwa, wana bunduki milioni 393. Katika majimbo mengine
    Majimbo yafuatayo yanawaruhusu WaMareni kuwa na bunduki popote walipo bila kupewa ruhusa na serikali:

    1. Kansas
    2. Kentucky
    3. Maine
    4. Mississippi
    5. Missouri
    6. Montana
    7. New Hampshire
    8. Ohio
    9. Oklahoma
    10 South Dakota
    11 Tennessee
    12 Texas
    13 Utah
    14 Vermont
    15 West Virginia
    16 Wyoming

    Majimbo yafuatayo yanawaruhusu WaMarekani kubeba bunduku baada ya kupewa ruhusa na serikali:

    1. Alabama
    2. Alaska
    3. Arizona
    4. Arkansas
    5. Colorado
    6. Florida
    7. Georgia
    10 Idaho

    Nawaomba WaKenya wanaoishi katika majimbo haya, wajitahidi kuwacha mabishano au mazungumzo yanayoamsha "amygdala" katika akili ya mtu. Mara tu unapomkaripia mtu, amygdala huamka mara moja. Na iwapo aliyekasirika ana bunduki, maskini utapokea risasi na kupoteza maisha yako bure.

  3. MaxileyMar 11, 2023

    Stand your ground law in Florida has been controversial as expected in the last few years,flowing questionable killings.
    People dont fight with fists anymore.Take the high road and see another day.The worst person you could encounter is the one who does not have a care in the world.Prison to them is a 5 Star hotel.Blowing someones brains off is like steping or a roach.For such animals, there is no rehabilitation.Just fry them.

  4. Mkenya halisiMar 11, 2023

    Sorry fir the family.I thot usa is still the safest heaven 2b where people don’t die also bcoz they have the best healthcare system n hospitals which works compared with insecurity n hospitals without medication in kenya.

  5. JujuMar 11, 2023

    Keep away from these young black men, they are in gangs and heavily armed with guns!!! A lost generation of criminals!!!

  6. SimamaImaraMar 11, 2023

    Sad. Staying away from white black brown in USA is common sense. Culture difference is real. Americans smoke weed, do drugs and guns and suffered depression big time. Submit to God resist the devil and he will flee

  7. MūndūmūgoMar 11, 2023

    Because white people and the police don't shoot black men for being black? The thing is, there are more guns than people in the US and being black is considered more threatening than having a gun. The Mulford act was enacted into law because of fear of black people.Gun control in the old south had a funny way of targeting black people. It's tempting to accept the oppressors side but a lot of the rights you enjoy in the US are because someone black fought for those rights. Remember when most white people see you, you are one of those people.

  8. Mutuura mwangiMar 11, 2023

    Our people living in the US need to advise their sons,daughters and all to at all times whenever possible to avoid close interaction with American men and especially the black young men. You are much safer when you stick to your fellow countrymen.

  9. Formerlyguest 2Mar 13, 2023

    That is a blanket statement. I know so many well behaved African American and their children. It all depends on many factors( the zipcode, hood, schools etc that your children attend) and fyi If your child was born here, they identify as African American.......................

  10. MindursMar 25, 2023

    @muttura Yeah you’re completely wrong on this. You come to America and adapt the colonizer mindset of thinking people with the same complexion but different culture than you (black aMercian’s) are inferior. It’s sad that you don’t take time to actually interact with people outside your culture. The fact that you think this way tells me that you live in a bubble and that you’re ignorant and get your information only from watching the news. The news that is slanted and politically motivated. By the way, white people don’t differentiate between Africans and African Americans. You saw they just abused that Kenyan man to death Otieno. Do you think they thought, “oh he’s Kenyan let’s spare him? ” No. If you hate African Americans so much, please go back and build your own country up instead of thinking you’re better than the people who fought for your black a$$ to immigrate here in the first place.

  11. AbatoMar 11, 2023

    It must be Tariq Nasheed's anti tether sweep.
    Condolences to the young man family and friends.

  12. Mkenya halisiMar 12, 2023

    Usa usa the heaven safest country to b🤣🤣.I have said it here for years that Africa especially Kenya remains the safest country to be.

  13. RobertMar 19, 2023

    Please do not lie simply because you were deported from America for being a drug peddler and a street petty criminal. You got a lot of problems there in Kenya; even the in your 1/4 acre piece of land with your 5 humped cows. The first problem with Kalenjins is the inbuilt ability to tell lies with a straight face. You are one of them! We all know you dude! Wacha fitina na ufala!

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