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Hate crime murder: Black musician William Sims beaten, robbed and shot by 3 white thugs
A 28-year-old black musician was beaten, robbed and shot dead earlier this month — all because of the color of his skin.

Three white men allegedly killed Will Sims in the early morning of Nov. 12 outside the Capri Club, a pool hall in El Sobrante, California, SFgate.com reported.

Police said Sims had gotten into an altercation with the three men at the pool joint. The suspects are then said to have jumped, robbed and beaten Sims, then unloaded on him as he tried to escape.

An on-patrol officer found Sims lying on the ground at around 2.10 a.m, according to a post on the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

On Nov. 16, cops arrested and charged Richmond, California man Daniel Porter-Kelly with murder and robbery with enhanced hate-crime charges.

The police are still looking for Hercules man Ray Simons, 32, and Novato resident Daniel Ortega, 31. 
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Joe McKnight shooting: Former NFL star shot dead in New Orleans road rage incident 

Former NFL player Joe McKnight was shot dead in New Orleans on Thursday in what police described as “a possible road rage incident.”

Suspect Ronald Gasser, 54, was taken into custody for questioning after handing his gun to authorities at the scene.

A witness said she saw two men standing at an intersection in the city’s Terrytown suburb, NOLA.com reported. One man was shouting at the other, who was trying to apologize, according to the witness.

McKnight, 28, was unarmed, police said. He was shot multiple times and died at the scene despite attempts by the emergency services to revive him.

McKnight was a star running back for the University of Southern California before he was drafted to the NFL by the New York Jets in 2010. He went on to play for the Kansas City Chiefs and most recently played in the Canadian Football League.

McKnight is the second former NFL player to be shot dead in New Orleans this year in a suspected road rage incident.

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