SPOKANE, Wash. - WWII veteran Delbert Belton survived being wounded in action during the Battle of Okinawa only to be beaten and left for dead by two teens at the Eagles Lodge in Spokane on Wednesday evening.
Belton, 88, succumbed to his injuries Thursday morning at Sacred Heart Medical Center.
Witnesses say Belton was in the parking lot of the Eagles Lodge at 6410 N. Lidgerwood, adjacent to the Eagles Ice-A-Rena, around 8 p.m. Wednesday when the two male suspects attacked him as he was about to head inside to play pool.
Police responded with K-9s to track the suspects' scent but were not able to locate them.
"It does appear random. He was in the parking lot, it appears he was assaulted in the parking lot and there was no indication that he would have known these people prior to the assault," Spokane Police Major Crimes Detective Lieutenant Mark Griffiths said.
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Time to bring back the lynch mobs!
ReplyDeleteBammy really needs to control his kids!!!
ReplyDeleteno word from Obama? Sharpton? Jackson? naacp?
ReplyDeleteWhy is their not an outrage? Why is the media not letting the public know that the murdering thugs are black people? The same black people that built America!
ReplyDeleteOk ....
ReplyDeleteEveryone back on the boat !!
102, the reaction was because TM was killed yet the public had a perception that there was no law enforcement response. Obviously the cops have been all over capturing the suspects in this case, so why would there need to be a similar reaction?
ReplyDelete1:18 this story has ran all over CNN, Fox, and MSNBC all day. You don't get anymore MSM than that.
But sorry yall, don't let those pesky facts cloud your judgement.
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ReplyDelete102, the reaction was because TM was killed yet the public had a perception that there was no law enforcement response. Obviously the cops have been all over capturing the suspects in this case, so why would there need to be a similar reaction?
1:18 this story has ran all over CNN, Fox, and MSNBC all day. You don't get anymore MSM than that.
But sorry yall, don't let those pesky facts cloud your judgement.
August 23, 2013 at 1:40 PM
Quit lying you liberal moron. It hasn't been all over the Lame Stream Media other than mentioning it. As a matter of fact your coveted little darling Trayvon Martin's case was a couple of months late when the Lame Stream Media took off with it.
Funny 323, its been on the home page, including a breaking news banner and the top link on all the sites from what I've seen today. I also saw the story run this morning on the local affiliates. Ah, again that good ol' selective hearing disorder. But thanks for providing the canned insult and factual rebuttal.
ReplyDeleteI would like to know if the defense dept will honor this man, who fought for his country when it mattered..and pay for the FULL military funeral he deserves. hmmmmm? In his hometown of course.
ReplyDeleteI am so sickened by today's animals! I say let them go free and let the good people of the America take care of this justice. It would not be long.
"It does appear random."
ReplyDeleteNo it does appear racist. No it does appear to be a hate crime. Admit it and quit being a racist yourself.
Come on Al & Jessie get your riot rage cranking over this incident that is clearly and admittedly racist - or are you guys just on a "woe is me" bent and not really concerned about racism.
ReplyDelete"because TM was killed yet the public had a perception that there was no law enforcement response." The public felt that law enforcement did their job - as the jury confirmed. However, the usual low-info dolts, along with the racial grievance community, demanded a show trial.
ReplyDeletelock and load! judged by 12 or carried by 6! you choose!
ReplyDeletejust once is all it will take everyone has the right to protect their life!