WINTHROP, Mass. (AP) â Residents of a secluded, Boston-area coastal community are trying to come to terms with the shooting of two Black residents in what authorities say was a racially motivated killing over the weekend.
Nathan Allen, a 28-year-old white man, was not on the radar of law enforcement. His social media accounts also gave no hints that he held racist beliefs or might explain why he crashed a stolen truck and then gunned down a Black retired state trooper and a Black Air Force veteran.
Neighbors in his condo community said Allen struck them as just another tenant.
âI just couldnât believe it,â said Mary Harrington, 75, who lives a few doors down from Allen in the complex, earlier this week. âItâs kind of scary knowing someone next door is that sick.â