White man kills black man in Oregon for complementing his white GF

[EBK String]

I googled Ian Cranston he's a struggle DJ named icizzle

 

[BaggerofTea]

Bend shooting suspect charged in killing of Barry Washington Jr.

Ian Cranston indicted for murder, manslaughter, assault and unlawful use of a weapon.

A Facebook photo of Barry Washington, Jr., shared by his mother on social media on Aug. 27, 2021, with a caption wishing him a happy 22nd birthday. Washington was shot to death in downtown Bend on Sept. 19, 2021.

Emily Cureton / OPB

A Central Oregon man has been charged over the death of 22-year-old Barry Washington Jr, who was shot outside a nightclub in Bend on Sept 19.

Police arrested Ian MacKenzie Cranston at his home in Redmond on Thursday evening, soon after a Deschutes County grand jury returned an indictment on six charges: second degree murder, first degree manslaughter, second degree manslaughter, first degree assault and two counts of unlawful use of a deadly weapon.

Washington, a Black man, was unarmed at the time of his death. Cranston, the accused shooter, is white. The shooting sparked outrage among racial justice advocates in Bend, a city where more than 90% of residents are white, and gun violence in the downtown area is rare.

A Sept. 19, 2021 booking photo of Ian M. Cranston provided by the Deschutes County Sheriff's Office.

Emily Cureton / OPB


Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel told OPB the evidence suggests the men did not know each other until the night of the shooting, when Washington approached Cranston’s girlfriend, Allison Butler.

At a press conference following Cranston’s arrest, Hummel described the case in racial terms.

“Our country has a disgraceful history of denigrating, prosecuting and lynching Black men for talking to white women. Over the last week, literally hundreds of people called and emailed me to remind me of this history,” Hummel said. “There’s a reckoning with race that needs to happen in Central Oregon, and it needs to happen now.”

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Prosecutors in the Cranston case did not seek a bias crime charge from the grand jury, Hummel said, adding that they are still investigating whether the shooting was racially motivated.

A defense attorney representing Cranston, Kevin Sali, could not immediately be reached for comment on the indictment.

The district attorney told OPB various security cameras clearly recorded the interactions between Washington, and three other people: Butler, Cranston, and an unnamed friend of Cranston’s. The encounter culminated in a fight on the sidewalk outside the bar, with shoving and punches thrown.

Butler released a cellphone video of the fight to a local media outlet this week. The shaky footage shows just a few seconds of shoving between Washington and another person before the fatal gunshot cracks, and he falls back. The recording goes on for nearly a minute after Washington is on the ground. Butler appears to walk away and talk to bystanders. Cranston rendered aid and applied pressure to the wound, according to Hummel.

Bend Police officers who responded to the scene have faced criticism from Washington’s family for initially arresting Cranston on a single charge of second degree manslaughter. Cranston posted bail on that charge and was released from jail in less than 24 hours.

Cranston is scheduled for a court hearing Oct. 5. He is currently lodged in the Deschutes County Jail on a no-bail warrant, Hummel said.

Since the shooting, hundreds of people have attended vigils for Washington.

“He was a nerd, there’s no other way to put it. He liked to play Pokémon. He played Nintendo every day,” said Max Petersen, Washington’s longtime friend and a roommate in Bend.

Washington moved to the area over the summer, and Petersen said he encouraged his friend to come from the Bay Area.

“I told him it would be a safe environment up here. But, that was obviously a lie.”

At one of the vigils, Black speakers shared experiences of racism in Central Oregon. Multiple people described being harassed while driving, or intimidated with trucks and revving engines.

 

[Henny and_ HotWings]

RIP, this is terrible!

BUT

What self respecting black man would VOLUNTARILY move to Oregon unless he’s in the military or ready to start a job that he’s about to make a shyt ton of money at??

some places just aren’t for us

 

[NotAnFBIagent]

They're reaching with the racially motivated narrative. Sounds like the breh was trying to holla at his girl, they started fighting outside, and the trigger happy cac shot him.
His face is all bruised up in his mugshot so the breh was probably getting the best of him in the fight.

 

[Buckeye Fever]

Sad.

White dude went the gun route.

I've learned some brehs just cant resist white flesh.

 

[Born2BKing]

Now he'll do life, and his girl Allison can go fukk anyone she wants too. Good job creh

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

They're kind of reaching with the racially motivated narrative. Sounds like the breh was trying to holla at his girl, they started fighting outside, and the trigger happy cac shot him.
His face is all bruised up in his mugshot so the breh was probably getting the best of him in the fight.

Agreed. Had the shooter been black, the same outcome might have been likely.

This is why you don't challenge other men over some random hoe that's not yours. At the same time if somebody holla at your girl let her handle that, only step in if she getting harassed.

 

[alpo]

They're kind of reaching with the racially motivated narrative. Sounds like the breh was trying to holla at his girl, they started fighting outside, and the trigger happy cac shot him.
His face is all bruised up in his mugshot so the breh was probably getting the best of him in the fight.

Nah goofy

 

[Pull Up the Roots]

RIP, this is terrible!

You should have just stopped here. The rest of that shyt is unnecessary.

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

They're kind of reaching with the racially motivated narrative. Sounds like the breh was trying to holla at his girl, they started fighting outside, and the trigger happy cac shot him.
His face is all bruised up in his mugshot so the breh was probably getting the best of him in the fight.

This. Sounds like breh lost a bar fight. Not sure why he thought moving to an all white town, getting drunk around white people, then hollering at racist white women, unarmed, in Oregon of all places was a good idea.

Dude literally moved way too wild and payed the price. It’s unfortunate

 

[NotAnFBIagent]

Nah goofy

Here's that dap you were fishing for

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

Now he'll do life, and his girl Allison can go fukk anyone she wants too. Good job creh

He ain’t doing life. At best he’ll be charged with manslaughter. And being that hes white the victim is black likely means he won’t do alot of time

 

[Ezekiel 25:17]

RIP, this is terrible!

BUT

What self respecting black man would VOLUNTARILY move to Oregon unless he’s in the military or ready to start a job that he’s about to make a shyt ton of money at??

some places just aren’t for us

A lot of Cali folks moving to Oregon. You know them folks already hate Californians.California's. You black and California?

 

[Buckeye Fever]

This. Sounds like breh lost a bar fight. Not sure why he thought moving to an all white town, getting drunk around white people, then hollering at racist white women, unarmed, in Oregon of all places was a good idea.

Dude literally moved way too wild and payed the price. It’s unfortunate

I stay away from the Black ppl that engage in these activities lol. The bolded is a no go

 

[EndGame]

We need a Black rules of engagement for young Black men. Not victim blaming, but you deep in enemy territory as the lone Black person without a strap trying to kick it with cacs is just a recipe for disaster.