Police in Washington state are searching for two young suspects who beat a World War II veteran to death in a parking lot Wednesday night.

The Spokane Police Department says in a press release officers responded to reports of an assault and found the victim in his car with serious head injuries. He later died in the hospital.

Authorities on Thursday released surveillance photos of the two suspects, who they describe as African-American males between the ages of 16 and 19.

Friends identified the victim as Delbert Belton, and say he was sitting outside a lodge for the Fraternal Order of the Eagles when he was attacked.

KXLY-TV reports that Belton served in Army during World War II and was shot in the leg during the Battle for Okinawa.

The station says he went on to work for Kaiser Aluminum for 30 years. Friends say he was known as “Shorty,” and enjoyed playing pool and working on cars. His wife passed away several years ago.

The Spokane Police Department is asking anyone with information to call their hotline at 456-2233.

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And Msharmony, would be so upset if he had pulled a gun and shot them both huh?

lol,, 2 youths? against an 88 year old man walking to his car,,who had not engaged or harassed them in any way,,,,

youths who first SHOT him,,?

no, I wouldn't be upset,,,,it would be more than understandable,,,and justified

It's only a "tragedy" if the crime results in the death of a black.

says who?

Apparently the MSM, the President, the NAACP, various PC commentators, and the list goes on.

We'll see how much press the President gives this case compared to the Martin case.

are you serious? so were the majority of the children killed in the mass killings in past years black?

or the people in the theater showing the batman movie?

or the firefighters who lost their lives this past month?

,,,,,yeah,, tragedy is only reported when it happens to black folks,,,

and the big difference here, which people apparently cant or refuse to see is that someone committed a crime against an unarmed elderly person ,, and is being held accountable

even though they weren't CAUGHT with the weapon standing over the body,,,


BIG DIFFERENCE IN CIRCUMSTANCES,,,


now, if the accused had still been with the deceased, and claimed all they could do in defense of themselves was GANG UP on him,,causing his death

and that was deemed acceptable enough to let them WALK,, I would expect uproar,,,,

No, a much "bigger deal" is made of it when it happens to black folks as you know well. And you apparently don't recognize obvious sarcasm.

oh please,, it wasn't made a 'big deal' merely because it was a white male and a black victim,, do you know how often that happens in AMERICA?

it was a big deal because the KILLER was permitted to just WALK AWAY after being at the scene with the weapon and a dead unarmed victim,,,,


no double standard,, the same would happen regardless of the race of the armed man or the unarmed minor

Lookin' like the ferals have taken the Klans killing record.
Gonna' be hard to beat that.
Barry gonna' have to step up his Drone runs if he hope to match 'em.

You, Obama, Uncle Jesse, Eric Holder and the Dishonorable Al!

really? Cause I could swear I said the death of that boy was tragic,, the death of the Australian was tragic

I could swear Obama has spoken up several times about the tragic end of life of the white kids killed in the theater, at schools,,,etc

al is a civil rights activist who speaks on behalf of minorities who otherwise might not have a voice

just like that strange lady, alred I think, speaks on behalf of women

rarely will she be in the spotlight if something happens to a man, because that is not her base of focus,,,

It appears to me that there is no justification for the way that this thread is titled. The killing of that WWII veteran has nothing to do with President Obama.

Also, that killing is in no way comparable to the Martin/Zimmerman case.

Right now, all we know for certain about that killing in Washington State is that two thugs killed a WWII veteran. Thus far, no evidence has been presented that race had anything to do with motivation for the killing.

Well, that's just your opinion.

It would have been comparable IF the old man, an ADULT, happened to have a gun and happened to have shot them both.

Then it would be exactly like the Zimmerman case the way Msharmoney simplified it. .... An adult kills two unarmed black children.

..so what if they beat him in the head. He was an adult, they were unarmed black "children." Right?

forget that they beat him in the head, right?


This white man did not have a gun, ......so he died.

If Zimmerman had not had a gun, he would have died.

Same case, only he had no gun to protect himself with.

no

2 against 1..FIRST MAJOR DIFFERENCE

a SENIOR CITIZEN against minors .....SECOND MAJOR DIFFERENCE

2 minors who FOLLOWED the Senior Citizen,, THIRD MAJOR DIFFERENCE

2 minors who will be immediately charged and held accountable for their actions that took a life,,,,,FOURTH MAJOR DIFFERENCe

no protests will be necessary for some 'justice' in this case,,,for the dead



if z had stayed in his car
not pursued a minor at night
not confronted a minor at night
not tried to detain a minor at night

,,,,he would have never been in a fight

if he had had a lick of fighting ability,, he would also not likely have been 'dead' nor would treyvon,,,,

Trayvon Martin was the size of a young adult. So, the fact that Martin was not yet over 18 is irrelevant, especially considering the fact that Zimmerman didn't know that Martin was still under 18.

irrelevant to you

the law doesnt determine 'minor' status by height,,

would be a nice way to paint the potential danger of a lot of young black males though, who tend to be a bit taller,,,

Because Martin was the size of a young adult, Zimmerman didn't know that he was under 18. Besides, Martin still managed to beat up Zimmerman. Also, I find no evidence that young black males have an average height that is greater than the average height of young white males.