Alleged harrasment of lesbian leads to shooting of coworker
“I just couldn’t take it, Mama.”
Natasha Akins calling out to her mother as she was being arrested by Houston police for shooting her Public Works co-worker Dave Whitfield, Jr, six times. Akins father claims that his daughter was dealing with harassment over her sexual orientation, however the victim, Whitfield, later denied that he personally said anything about it to Akins. The two had supposedly put a previous altercation behind them, where Mr Whitfield had knocked Akins unconscious for spitting in his face. This incident may have been triggered by a third co-worker’s teasing Akins about being punched out earlier. (KHOU 11 News) (KHOU 11 News)
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