Equality Florida: Community outraged over Broward shooting death of gay 17-year-old

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Equality Florida news release:

Community Outraged Over Continuing Epidemic of Hate Violence

Ft. Lauderdale) Today, Equality Florida and the coalition Transgender Equality Rights Initiatives (TERI) expressed outrage over the murder of Simmie Williams Jr., a gay 17 year-old who was gunned down this past weekend on a street corner in Broward County. Police are investigating the murder as a possible hate crime based on the words witnesses say were exchanged before the shooting.