Charlottesville car attack
On August 12, 2017, a car crashed into a group of people at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Heather Heyer died and 19 others were injured. James Alex Fields Jr. was arrested and sentenced to life in prison. He had previously expressed neo-Nazi and white supremacist beliefs.[1][2]
| Charlottesville car attack | |
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| Location | Bagian selatan Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Date | August 12, 2017 1:45 p.m. (UTC-4) |
| Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack, attempted mass murder, domestic terrorism |
| Weapon(s) | 2010 Dodge Challenger |
| Deaths | 1 (Heather Heyer) |
| Injured | 28 |
| Perpetrator | James Alex Fields J |
During the 2020 George Floyd protests, the United States Marine Corps made a rule against showing the Confederate flag at their bases. In the announcement, they said "events like the violence in Charlottesville in 2017 highlight the divisiveness the use of the Confederate battle flag has on our society." [3][4]
Victims
Heather Heyer (May 29, 1985 - August 12, 2017)[5] was an American paralegal. She became a symbol for civil rights after she was murdered during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.[6][7][8]
Charlottesville Car Attack Media
Rally participants prepare to enter Emancipation Park in Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12, 2017. They carry Confederate battle flags, Gadsden flags, and a Nazi flag.
Video footage of the attack taken by Brennan Gilmore
Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia visits a makeshift memorial to Heather Heyer at the site of the attack.
Police blocking the site of the crash
Honorary Heather Heyer Way
Voice of America report on the rally and the car attack
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References
- ↑ Astor, Maggie; Caron, Christina; Victor, Daniel (13 August 2017). "A Guide to the Charlottesville Aftermath" – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Heim, Joe; Silverman, Ellie; Shapiro, T. Rees; Brown, Emma (August 13, 2017). "One dead as car strikes crowds amid protests of white nationalist gathering in Charlottesville; two police die in helicopter crash". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
- ↑ United States Marine Corps (June 5, 2020). "REMOVAL OF PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG". Twitter. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ↑ Jenny Gross (June 5, 2020). U.S. Marine Corps Issues Ban on Confederate Battle Flags. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/06/us/marines-confederate-flag-ban.html?action=click&module=Latest&pgtype=Homepage. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
- ↑ "HEATHER HEYER MEMORIAL" (in en-US). Paramount Theater. http://www.theparamount.net/heather/. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ Caron, Christina (13 August 2017). "Heather Heyer, Charlottesville Victim, Is Recalled as 'a Strong Woman'" (in en). The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/13/us/heather-heyer-charlottesville-victim.html. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ CNN, Steve Almasy and Chandrika Narayan. "Heather Heyer died 'fighting for what she believed in'". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/13/us/charlottesville-heather-heyer-profile/index.html. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ Kennedy, Maev (2017-08-13). "Heather Heyer, victim of Charlottesville car attack, was civil rights activist". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-08-06.