His family and friends believe Alonzo was killed in a hate crime.
Interviews were conducted at the time from people who attended the party—which was in rural La Cygne in Kansas, a predominantly white area—and yet no productive information apparently resulted; Alonzo was one of three Black people at the party, at which"brawls" may have broken out.
Maria Ramirez, Brooks' mother recently reiterated that she believes this was a hate crime. “I’m Mexican and his father is Black,” she said. “So he’s mixed. They didn’t just target one race. Or kill one race. They killed two. He was targeted because of the color of his skin.”, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister was made aware of the case because of.
“It is past time for the truth to come out. The code of silence must be broken. Alonzo’s family deserves to know the truth, and it is time for justice to be served.”
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