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T-R file photos The shooting death of Michael West by accused Marshalltown resident Rocky Trujillo has prompted some people to ask about Trujillo’s citizen status. Other Marshalltown residents say such questions are not necessary and a symptom of racism.
Monday’s fatal shooting at a Casey’s in Marshalltown sparked racist comments on social media across Iowa.
Many commenters assumed the alleged shooter Rocky Dean Trujillo, a United States citizen and Latino, was an undocumented immigrant. They called for stricter immigration policies and to institute the death penalty in Iowa.
Some racist commenters said the alleged shooter’s ethnicity equated to inherent violent tendencies, and others said the shooter would receive a light sentence by, “playing the race card.”