WASHINGTON (CNN) – Prosecutors are offering a plea bargain to Floyd Corkins, the man accused in the August shooting of a building manager at the conservative Family Research Council. But a defense attorney declined at a hearing Monday to immediately accept the deal and was granted a continuance in the case. The proposal includes admitting…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (CNN) – The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) has reacted strongly to statements this week by Family Research Council (FRC) president, Tony Perkins, in which he says the 28-year-old gunman who stormed their downtown Washington headquarters and opened fire was “given license” by organizations like the SPLC. The SPLC has listed the FRC…
Photo: CNN A statement of condolence by 25 prominent LGBT leaders was issued jointly and released through GLAAD today after a shooting at the headquarters of the staunchly anti-LGBT rights activist group, Family Research Council (FRC). One man, a security guard, was wounded during a struggle with the alleged gunman, 28-year-old Floyd Corkins. Some news…
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Police are investigating what prompted a man to walk in to the lobby of the Family Research Council, a conservative policy organization, on Wednesday morning and open fire, wounding a security guard. The guard, who was shot in the arm, helped wrestle the gunman to the ground, police said. The guard was…
