Gay man is victimized twice, by killer and state
e died before Md. compensation board could act; partner can't collect
He was shot in September 2008 while walking hand-in-hand with his longtime partner, Alex Chavarria, on Howard Street in Mount Vernon. Witnesses told police that a young man, previously overheard saying, "I'm going to kill myself a gay tonight," stopped to ask Footman a question or bum a cigarette, and then shot him twice.
Baltimore police classified the shooting as a possible hate crime but have not made any arrests. Footman spent months at ...
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