{{Short description|Racially motivated hate crime in the United States}}{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2019}} On August 10, 2016, '''Larnell Bruce''' '''Jr.''' (born 1 September 1996), was a 19-year-old black man, was run over by a Jeep driven by Russell Courtier, a member of the European Kindred gang, outside a 7-Eleven convenience store in Gresham, Oregon. Bruce died from his injuries three days later.<ref>{{Cite news|date=August 25, 2019|title=How an Oregon murder trial reflected the true face of America|work=The Independent|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/mobeen-azhar-black-and-white-killing-bbc-larnell-bruce-jr-russell-courtier-portland-oregon-a9078386.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225050744/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/mobeen-azhar-black-and-white-killing-bbc-larnell-bruce-jr-russell-courtier-portland-oregon-a9078386.html|archive-date=February 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Martin|first=Laura|date=August 26, 2019|title=A Black and White Killing: who was Russell Courtier?|work=i|url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/larnell-bruce-murder-death-killer-russell-courtier-a-black-and-white-killing-bbc-doeumentary-495144|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128024351/https://inews.co.uk/culture/larnell-bruce-murder-death-killer-russell-courtier-a-black-and-white-killing-bbc-doeumentary-329382|archive-date=November 28, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=About Larnell {{!}} Larnell Bruce, Jr. Foundation |url=https://www.larnellbrucejrfoundation.org/about-larnell |access-date=2025-07-26 |website=Larnell Bruce, Jr. F |language=en}}</ref>
In March 2019, Courtier was found guilty of murder and hate crime,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shepherd|first=Katie|date=March 19, 2019|title=Jury Finds Russell Courtier Guilty of Murder and Hate Crime in Killing of Larnell Bruce, Jr.|work=Willamette Week|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2019/03/19/jury-finds-russell-courtier-guilty-of-murder-and-hate-crime-in-killing-of-larnell-bruce-jr/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108000213/https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2019/03/19/jury-finds-russell-courtier-guilty-of-murder-and-hate-crime-in-killing-of-larnell-bruce-jr/|archive-date=November 8, 2020}}</ref> while his girlfriend Colleen Hunt, who had been in the Jeep with Courtier, pleaded guilty to manslaughter.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Shepherd|first=Katie|date=March 13, 2019|title=Colleen Hunt Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter For Role in Running Down Black Teenager with a Jeep|work=Willamette Week|url=https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2019/03/13/colleen-hunt-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-for-role-in-running-down-black-teenager-with-a-jeep/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804193000/https://www.wweek.com/news/courts/2019/03/13/colleen-hunt-pleads-guilty-to-manslaughter-for-role-in-running-down-black-teenager-with-a-jeep/|archive-date=August 4, 2020}}</ref> Courtier was sentenced to life with a minimum of 28 years, while Hunt received a 10-year sentence.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Green|first=Aimee|date=April 16, 2019|title=Race-fueled murder with Jeep brings life sentence with 28-year minimum for Russell Courtier|work=The Oregonian|url=https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/04/race-fueled-hate-crime-murder-with-jeep-nets-russell-courtier-life-in-prison-with-28-year-minimum.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200629201330/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2019/04/race-fueled-hate-crime-murder-with-jeep-nets-russell-courtier-life-in-prison-with-28-year-minimum.html|archive-date=June 29, 2020}}</ref>
The case was the subject of a two-part BBC Two documentary series called ''A Black And White Killing: The Case That Shook America''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mobeen Azhar on why the murder of Larnell Bruce is part of a broader story about race in America today|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3k1NBSJclPP7vCrTg2qzlDM/mobeen-azhar-on-why-the-murder-of-larnell-bruce-is-part-of-a-broader-story-about-race-in-america-today|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190828045449/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3k1NBSJclPP7vCrTg2qzlDM/mobeen-azhar-on-why-the-murder-of-larnell-bruce-is-part-of-a-broader-story-about-race-in-america-today|archive-date=August 28, 2019|publisher=BBC Two}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Hogan|first=Michael|date=August 26, 2019|title=A Black and White Killing: The Case That Shook America review - courtroom battle over racist murder|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2019/08/26/black-white-killing-case-shook-america-review-courtroom-battle/|url-status=live|url-access=subscription|archive-url=https://archive.today/20201128025247/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/2019/08/26/black-white-killing-case-shook-america-review-courtroom-battle/|archive-date=November 28, 2020}}</ref>
==See also== * List of homicides in Oregon
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