Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson was shot while attending a party in London on Sunday with many fellow activists questioning if she was targeted over her outspoken activism:
Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is in a critical condition after sustaining a gunshot wound to her head, Taking the Initiative Party (TTIP) has said. The attack happened earlier today ,"following numerous death threats as a result of her activism", TTIP added. pic.twitter.com/3b8LJUAeFu
— Nadine White (@Nadine_Writes) May 23, 2021
This conspiracy theory was even suggested by a Member of Parliament:
Black activist #SashaJohnson in hospital in critical condition after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head. Nobody should have to potentially pay with their life because they stood up for racial justice #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/AlE4ELXiFl
— Diane Abbott MP (@HackneyAbbott) May 24, 2021
But it’s not true:
The Met Police said: "We are aware of Sasha Johnson’s involvement in the BLM movement in the UK & I understand the concern this will cause to some communities – however I wish to stress that at this time there is nothing to suggest Sasha was the victim of a targeted attack."
— Nadine White (@Nadine_Writes) May 25, 2021
Police are now searching for four Black men in connection with the shooting:
"Around 3am a group of four black males dressed in dark coloured clothing entered the garden of the property and discharged a firearm. They had left the scene before officers arrived."
— Nadine White (@Nadine_Writes) May 25, 2021
And they say they’re not aware of any threats against Johnson:
"We are also not aware of any reports of threats made against her prior to this incident," Met Cmdr Alison Heydari said. "I want to take this opportunity to reassure you that we are doing everything possible to identify those responsible and to bring them to justice.
— Nadine White (@Nadine_Writes) May 25, 2021
The incident is being described as a “rival gang clash” and it’s thought that Johnson was hit by accident:
🔴 Activist Sasha Johnson was shot in the head on Sunday morning in what a friend has described as a rival gang clash at a house party.
It is thought that she was in a garden when she was hit by a stray bullet intended for a gang member https://t.co/RBTyh2brgF
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 24, 2021
Now Abbott is under fire for her inflammatory tweet:
This is @HackneyAbbott aggravating racist tensions. #SashaJohnson was shot by a stray or ricochet bullet fired by one of four black men involved in an attack on a rival gang. It had nothing to do with her politics but with violent criminality within in that community. https://t.co/YGYGS7B0xR
— Henry Bolton OBE 🇬🇧 (@_HenryBolton) May 25, 2021
She also shut off comments but left it up:
She shut off comments to her post so that nobody can point out that Sasha Johnson was shot by a group of black men https://t.co/sQV8a4lPEC
— Matt Walsh (@MattWalshBlog) May 25, 2021
It seems liberals are same no matter where you go:
And Labour wonder why they are getting beating so badly. Labour is finished. https://t.co/pr5xB1W4tu
— Steve Brookstein (@stevebrookstein) May 24, 2021
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