CHICAGO (CBS) ― Activists fear gay African-
Americans are being targeted for murder. Two openly
gay men were killed recently on the South Side, as
CBS 2's Mike Parker reports.
African-American gay and lesbian groups are talking
about the murders of two openly gay Black men in the
past month.
On November 17, 24-year-old Larry Bland was shot to
death in his Englewood home. Bland, a security guard
at Northwestern Hospital was shot more than once
after struggling with a man who had entered the
house through an unlocked basement door.
Then on December 23, 47-year-old Donald Young, the
choir director at Trinity United Church of Christ, was
shot multiple times in his South Side apartment. His
roommate found his body.
"We're calling on the police department to let the
community know what's going on," said Marc
Loveless of the Coalition for Justice and Respect. "Are
we under attack? Is this a serial killer?"
Chicago Police Department Acting Sept. Dana Starks
said, "I understand the concerns of any group, any
community when it comes to homicide. As of right
now, I cannot say whether there is a connection."
