
A Nebraska man who told his Hispanic neighbors to "go back to their country" before shooting seven of them – including four children – in a racially motivated shooting, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, said police.
Investigators identified the shooter as Billy Booth, 74, of Crete, Nebraska, according to the Nebraska State Patrol.
Booth shot up four kids, between the ages of 3 and 10, at a house across the street from his residence Friday afternoon. Additionally, three adults between the ages of 22 and 43 suffered gunshot wounds as Booth unleashed a hail of gunfire on his unsuspecting neighbors.
The victims - who have not been publicly identified - all suffered non-life-threatening injuries, said police.
"I guess it was just a racist thing that happened," family friend of the victims, Joshua Morales, said, according to KETV-TV. "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."
At least 15 people were home at the time of the incident.
Here are the top political news stories for today.
@ThirdPartyPandaGreen2yrs2Y
Probably watched Fox News all day.
I’d put money on that too.
would you like to move to a first generation Latin neighborhood with illegals, Maybe a nice Puerto Rican neighborhood? But you can’t move for 30 years
@SoulfulDirectDemocrat2yrs2Y
Trump empowers others to do his dirty work for him. Looks as if he’s empowered a few on this thread.
@RaisinsBillyMountain2yrs2Y
The Hispanic community should show them at the ballot box in November. Legal immigrants do yourself a favor VOTE BLUE.
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
@ISIDEWITH2yrs2Y
Join in on more popular conversations.