8/22/13

Now black teens beat WW2 vet to death

Police in Washington state are searching for two young  suspects who allegedly beat an 88-year-old World War II veteran to death in a parking lot. The Spokane Police Department says, in a press release, that 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  the US Army during World War II and was shot in the leg during the Battle for Okinawa.  Read more.