Man sentenced for anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime in Kansas City

Published April 20, 2023 4:22 PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A 25-year-old Kansas City man has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison for shooting and wounding a teenager several times because of his sexual orientation. Malachi Robinson pleaded guilty in July to violating federal hate crime laws when he shot the 16-year-old eight times. Robinson was sentenced Thursday to 21 years and 10 months in federal prison without parole. The teenager survived the May 2019 shooting but underwent several surgeries and physical therapy. Prosecutors said the two went into a wooded area but Robinson shot the teenager when he tried to leave. Court documents said Robinson told several people he shot the victim because of his sexual orientation.

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