Charlottesville car attack

Charlottesville car attack
The car used in the attack
LocationBagian selatan Downtown Mall, Charlottesville, Virginia
DateAugust 12, 2017
1:45 p.m. (UTC-4)
Attack type
Vehicle-ramming attack, attempted mass murder
Weapons2010 Dodge Challenger
Deaths1 (Heather Heyer)
Injured
28
PerpetratorJames Alex Fields J

On August 12, 2017, a car crashed into a group of people at the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. Heather Heyer died and 19 others were injured. James Alex Fields Jr. was arrested and sentenced to life in prison.

During the 2020 George Floyd protests, the United States Marine Corps made a rule against showing the Confederate flag at their bases. In the announcement, they said "events like the violence in Charlottesville in 2017 highlight the divisiveness the use of the Confederate battle flag has on our society."

Victims

Heather Heyer (May 29, 1985 – August 12, 2017) was an American paralegal. She became a symbol for civil rights after she was murdered during the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

References

  1. ↑ United States Marine Corps (June 5, 2020). "REMOVAL OF PUBLIC DISPLAYS OF THE CONFEDERATE BATTLE FLAG". Twitter. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. ↑ Jenny Gross (June 5, 2020). "U.S. Marine Corps Issues Ban on Confederate Battle Flags". New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ "HEATHER HEYER MEMORIAL". Paramount Theater. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  4. ↑ Caron, Christina (13 August 2017). "Heather Heyer, Charlottesville Victim, Is Recalled as 'a Strong Woman'". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  5. ↑ Almasy, Steve; Narayan, Chandrika. "Heather Heyer died 'fighting for what she believed in'". CNN. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
  6. ↑ Kennedy, Maev (2017-08-13). "Heather Heyer, victim of Charlottesville car attack, was civil rights activist". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-08-06.