Politicians who have employed some of the vocabulary of replacement theory generally do not make explicit calls for violence. But these attacks are not random acts they are part of the long American history of political violence perpetrated by white supremacists against Black people and other minority groups. the 2018 murder of 11 Jewish worshipers at a synagogue in Pittsburgh the 2019 murder of 51 Muslim worshipers at a pair of mosques in New Zealand and the 2019 murder of 23 people, many Latino, in El Paso also propounded versions of this racist worldview.Īmerican life is punctuated by mass shootings that are routinely described as idiosyncratic. The suspects in several mass killings in recent years, including the 2015 murder of nine Black worshipers at a church in Charleston, S.C. He said that he was inspired by similar attacks on other minority communities and that he hoped others would follow his example. Gendron described himself as part of a movement.

Gendron, wrote in an online diatribe that he sought to kill Black people because he wanted to prevent white people from losing their rightful control of the country. On Saturday, a gunman who said he was motivated by a version of this “replacement theory” killed 10 people at a Buffalo grocery store, officials said. A recently published poll found that almost half of Republicans believe that immigrants are being brought to the United States as part of such an effort. Stay with KDKA-TV and for updates to this developing story as they become available.Republican politicians, including some of the party’s top leaders, openly espouse versions of a white supremacist conspiracy theory holding that an orchestrated effort is underway to displace white Americans. Any dated tickets for today will be valid any other Phantom Fall Fest date.

They said they are using park cameras and talking to witnesses.Īccording to a message posted on Kennywood's website, the park is closed on Sunday. 'You hear it but don't realize it could be you until you're in it.' There is a large police presence at Kennywood in West Mifflin on Sept. 'You hear these stories and think it couldn't be me,' she said. She said they go to Phantom Fright Nights every year and Saturday was particularly busy, with lines for some activities up to two hours long.

The witness said she and her four kids were at the park when the shots were fired. 'We didn't know there was a shooting at this point, and we saw like 100 people, a bunch of people just running.' 'We're leaving the tunnel,' said the person who did not want to be identified.

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