Murder of Timothy Caughman
March 2017 murder and hate crime in New York City / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On March 20, 2017, Timothy Caughman, a black 66-year-old man, was collecting cans for recycling in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City when James Harris Jackson, a white 28-year-old man, approached him and stabbed him multiple times with a sword. Caughman later died of his injuries. Jackson subsequently turned himself in to police custody and confirmed that he traveled from Maryland to New York with the intention of killing black men in order to prevent white women from having interracial relationships with them.
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Murder of Timothy Caughman | |
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Part of terrorism in the United States and racism against African Americans | |
Location | Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S. |
Coordinates | 40°45′17″N 73°59′43″W |
Date | March 20, 2017; 7 years ago (2017-03-20) (EDT) |
Target | African American men[1] |
Attack type | Stabbing, hate crime, terrorism[2] |
Weapons | Sword like object[1] |
Deaths | 1 |
Injured | 0 |
Victim | Timothy Caughman (killed) |
Perpetrator | James Harris Jackson |
Motive | White supremacy |
Verdict | Life without parole |
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