NEW: Father-of-seven, Calvin Horton Jr., was fatally shot by the owner of Cadillac Pawn on the 2nd night of the #GeorgeFloyd uprising.
Despite Minnesota's ‘duty to retreat‘ law, the perpetrator John Rieple, remains free and not charged in Horton's murder. unicornriot.ninja/2020/pawn-shop…
Despite Minnesota's ‘duty to retreat‘ law, the perpetrator John Rieple, remains free and not charged in Horton's murder. unicornriot.ninja/2020/pawn-shop…
43-year-old Calvin Horton Jr. was protesting the death of #GeorgeFloyd by Minneapolis police, walking down East Lake Street.
When his section of the march reached Cadillac Pawn, owned by John Rieple, Rieple shot from inside his store, striking Horton who died on the sidewalk.
When his section of the march reached Cadillac Pawn, owned by John Rieple, Rieple shot from inside his store, striking Horton who died on the sidewalk.
The shooting didn't prevent items in Rieple’s store from being taken.
Rieple was arrested on probable cause murder. He was released w no charges after 72 hrs in jail.
MN's ‘duty to retreat‘ law, makes it illegal for Rieple to have killed someone while defending his merchandise.
Rieple was arrested on probable cause murder. He was released w no charges after 72 hrs in jail.
MN's ‘duty to retreat‘ law, makes it illegal for Rieple to have killed someone while defending his merchandise.
Authorities attempted to revive Horton on the sidewalk amidst the chaos of the unrest, then picked him up by his arms & legs & brought him to the middle of Bloomington Avenue to do CPR, at times dragging his body.
Candles mark where Horton fell after being fatally shot.
Candles mark where Horton fell after being fatally shot.
After a presser on July 21, what would have been Horton’s 44th birthday, Horton Jr.’s son spoke to Unicorn Riot for an exclusive interview.
He said he didn't like the way his father's body was treated & said Rieple should be charged, convicted, & imprisoned according to the law.
He said he didn't like the way his father's body was treated & said Rieple should be charged, convicted, & imprisoned according to the law.
Over a month after Calvin Horton Jr’s death, Hennepin County Attorney’s Office posted a statement to their website asking for the public’s help to provide info in the case.
Their statement claimed they lacked witnesses & needed videos/witnesses to provide evidence of the murder.
Their statement claimed they lacked witnesses & needed videos/witnesses to provide evidence of the murder.
Cadillac Pawn has a surveillance cam but the recordings were never retrieved by the police.
Investigators didn’t secure the store’s video that night & the police left the scene shortly after the incident, blaming protesters & the unrest as to why they failed to follow protocol.
Investigators didn’t secure the store’s video that night & the police left the scene shortly after the incident, blaming protesters & the unrest as to why they failed to follow protocol.
Calvin’s mother, Mae Roberts, says all she wants is justice.
Roberts called investigators all summer for updates on her son’s case, they told her “looters got the tapes” & they had no case against Rieple.
She feels the police/prosecutors are “trying to sweep this under the rug“
Roberts called investigators all summer for updates on her son’s case, they told her “looters got the tapes” & they had no case against Rieple.
She feels the police/prosecutors are “trying to sweep this under the rug“
"There's no way that a business owner should have been able to shoot outside of his store & kill someone & still be walking the streets a free man.
It's not unacceptable." - Civil Rights atty, @nvlevy, briefly spoke about the case of Calvin Horton Jr.
>unicornriot.ninja/2020/pawn-shop…<
It's not unacceptable." - Civil Rights atty, @nvlevy, briefly spoke about the case of Calvin Horton Jr.
>unicornriot.ninja/2020/pawn-shop…<
During a presser, @nvlevy, said Rieple “felt entitled” to kill Horton because he knew “he could get away with it” based on the past conduct of the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office & Mike Freeman, specifically in showing that “Black lives don’t matter.”
Cadaezhah Horton, Calvin’s daughter said:
“We’re absolutely heartbroken at the fact that the man who was able to shoot my dad in the back is still free and we’re left to feel as if we’re the ones in prison.
We want justice for my Dad and we’re not gonna stop until we see it.“
“We’re absolutely heartbroken at the fact that the man who was able to shoot my dad in the back is still free and we’re left to feel as if we’re the ones in prison.
We want justice for my Dad and we’re not gonna stop until we see it.“
Two months after Horton Jr. was killed, his case was picked up by @AttorneyCrump, a nationally prominent civil rights attorney.
Crump asserted a main takeaway of the case against John Rieple is the double standard of justice between white America & Black America.
Crump asserted a main takeaway of the case against John Rieple is the double standard of justice between white America & Black America.
Mike Freeman & the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office are the ones with the power to charge Rieple.
Freeman's typically been the one in charge of prosecutions of police killings & misconduct.
Many in the TC community have mistrust for him & have joined the call to #RecallFreeman
Freeman's typically been the one in charge of prosecutions of police killings & misconduct.
Many in the TC community have mistrust for him & have joined the call to #RecallFreeman
On July 21, atty Jill Brisbois spoke about the specifics of the Duty to Retreat law.
"The Duty to Retreat applies when you're talking about somebody's life, he was protecting his property, he wasn't protecting somebody's life in there."
There's also a backway out of the store.
"The Duty to Retreat applies when you're talking about somebody's life, he was protecting his property, he wasn't protecting somebody's life in there."
There's also a backway out of the store.
Calvin Horton Jr.’s mother, Mae Roberts:
“He was just a good-hearted person & he loved everybody. He loved his family.“
Horton Jr. was fatally shot during the #GeorgeFloyd uprising in #Minneapolis on the night of May 27, 2020.
The business owner who shot him remains uncharged.
“He was just a good-hearted person & he loved everybody. He loved his family.“
Horton Jr. was fatally shot during the #GeorgeFloyd uprising in #Minneapolis on the night of May 27, 2020.
The business owner who shot him remains uncharged.
On what would have been Calvin Horton Jr.'s 44th birthday, hundreds gathered at Cadillac Pawn during the evening for a vigil & march with the four demands pictured:
Full story: unicornriot.ninja/2020/pawn-shop…
Full story: unicornriot.ninja/2020/pawn-shop…
#CalvinHorton’s family members spoke during the vigil. Community members marched to city council member Alondra Cano’s residence demanding she push for charges to be filed on John Rieple.
Watch the march in quoted tweet or article linked in the thread.
Watch the march in quoted tweet or article linked in the thread.
https://twitter.com/UR_Ninja/status/1285718607167537152
A memorial fund for Calvin Horton Jr., organized by his daughter Cadaezhah to cover funeral and burial expenses, mental and grief counseling, lodging and travel for all court proceedings, is approaching its $10,000 goal as of November 8 (link in article). unicornriot.ninja/2020/pawn-shop…
• • •
Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to
force a refresh
