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Delbert “Shorty” Benton

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21 Aug 2013 (aged 87–88)
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA
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Age 88 - beaten by 2 black teenagers in a parking lot in Spokane WA.

After identifying two suspects, police arrested two 16-year-old males. One turned himself in to authorities Thursday, a second was arrested early Monday in a Spokane basement apartment. Both teens are charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree murder. They will be tried as adults, reports the Los Angeles Times, and are being held in lieu of $2 million bail.

Delbert was a World War II veteran - he had been shot in the leg during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.

Age 88 - beaten by 2 black teenagers in a parking lot in Spokane WA.

After identifying two suspects, police arrested two 16-year-old males. One turned himself in to authorities Thursday, a second was arrested early Monday in a Spokane basement apartment. Both teens are charged with first-degree robbery and first-degree murder. They will be tried as adults, reports the Los Angeles Times, and are being held in lieu of $2 million bail.

Delbert was a World War II veteran - he had been shot in the leg during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945.


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