Sharmeka Moffitt, 20, is recovering today after three men burned and
attacked her while writing the letters “KKK” on the hood of her car.
The attack happened Sunday evening at Civitan Park in Winnsboro, LA while she was walking in the park on a paved trail.
As reported by the Shreveport Times:
Moffitt called 911 about 8 p.m. and told police she was attacked and
burned by three men wearing white T-shirt hoodies, authorities said
during a news conference today.
Moffitt is believed to be
severely burned and is being treated at LSU Hospital in Shreveport,
where she’s listed in critical condition.
The FBI is investigating whether the attack was a hate crime, Winnsboro Police Chief Kevin Cobb said.
Authorities
have not identified, nor made any arrests in the case as they haven’t
determined the sequence of events or whether the attack was random or
planned.
Many in the social media sphere reported that Moffitt
was wearing an Obama t-shirt, but those allegations turned out to be
false.
Police believe Moffitt was doused in a flammable liquid and set afire.
Trooper Albert Paxton said Moffitt, who is in critical condition,
suffered extensive burns below her neck on her chest and back all the
way down to her calves.Though Cobb admitted the possibility of the
attack being racially motivated was unsettling, they asked for the
community to reserve judgement.
On Sharmeka’s Facebook page, it
says she works for ConAgra Foods, Inc., an American packaged foods
company. Since the story broke, a Prayers for Sharmeka Moffitt page has
been created with over 11,000 supporters.
Source: ShreveportTimes & globalgrind
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