Oregon authorities are looking into whether or not the death of a black teen was a hate crime. He was run over and killed by a white supremacist.

Both Russell Courtier, an ex-con with a long rap sheet and his girlfriend, Colleen Hunt, have been charged with murder for the hit-and-run that occurred in August. Larnell Malik Bruce Jr., 19, was hit and killed in the incident.

Speaking to reporters Multnomah County Deputy District Attorney Don Rees said that Courtier is linked to the white supremacist group European Kindred.

Bruce has been described as “a good kid” who “had a hard life.”
Bruce pulled a machete which scared Courtier back into his vehicle. It was then that witnesses heard Hunt tell her boyfriend to run the victim over.

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