JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi congressman is asking the FBI to review the slaying of an openly gay mayoral candidate to determine if any federal laws might have been violated.
Marco McMillian
Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson represents a district that includes Clarksdale, where Marco McMillian was running for mayor. McMillian was found slain last week in a rural area nearby.
Thompson said Tuesday that he has confidence in the sheriff investigating the death but that he wants the FBI to get involved because that’s what McMillian’s family wants.
Thompson calls the violence in the slaying “unconscionable.”
A person with direct knowledge of the investigation confirmed to The Associated Press that McMillian’s body was bruised and there were burns on at least one area. The person wasn’t authorized to publicly comment and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The slaying received significant attention, in part, because McMillian’s campaign said he was the first openly gay, viable candidate for public office in Mississippi.
Sheriff’s deputies last week charged 22-year-old Lawrence Reed with murder in the case.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Related articles:
Family demands answers in death of gay Miss. mayoral candidate
Autopsy report says suspect 'admitted to killing' gay Miss. mayoral candidate
Autopsy report still pending in death of gay Miss. mayoral candidate
FBI 'monitoring' investigation of gay Miss. mayoral candidate's death
Family: Body of slain Mississippi mayoral candidate was beaten, burned
Man charged in slaying of openly gay Clarksdale, Miss. mayoral candidate
Homicide suspected in death of openly gay Miss. mayoral candidate
Filed under: Mississippi
Florida teen fighting criminal charges related to same-sex relationship
Wash. florist who refused flowers for gay couple’s wedding files suit against state
Anti-gay marriage activist commits suicide on alter at Notre Dame cathedral
Texas judge enforces ‘morality clause’ to split up lesbian couple
Catholic school: Transgender student must wear girl’s graduation gown
Another Ore. bakery refuses to provide wedding cake for same-sex couple
Sex and the teenage girl: The Kaitlyn Hunt tragedy
UPDATED: Police call fatal New York City shooting an anti-gay hate crime
Iowa anti-gay activist explains his opposition to gay marriage: ‘It’s awful’
Details emerge in case against teen accused of lewd behavior with girlfriend
Scottish cardinal to atone for sexual misconduct with younger clergy
BREAKING: French president signs marriage equality bill into law
Everything is bigger in Texas – even the homophobia
Pa. school still refuses to announce transgender grad by his chosen name
Obama delivers LGBT-inclusive commencement address at all-male college
um… YA THINK?!?!?!
Terrible.
no one should have to be scared to even hold the hand of their partner, while walking down the street, because of disgusting/ignorant people like the ones that killed this man. UGH
It’s MISSISSIPPI! though part of my chromosomal contributer lives there, I am thankful that the other half lives in Texas, which I know, is about as bad, but we’re blooming BLUEBONNETS NOW.
WTF people need to think this is very sad!!!!