Teenage Lesbian Couple Shot in Apparent Targeted Attack

A teenage lesbian couple were shot over the weekend in a park in Portland, Texas near Corpus Christi, Texas. One girl has died and the other remains in serious condition with a gun shot to the head. KRISTV.com has coverage here.   Police remain closed mouthed about the shootings but have said that the crime appeared to be a targeted attack.  There is no word yet as to whether it was a hate crime based on the victims' sexual orientation.  If such turns out to be the case, it will be yet another example of the foul fruits of the constant stigmatization and denigration of LGBT individuals by GOP politicians and the Christofascists.  

Needless to say, the thought of a young life snuffed out and another life at best seriously damaged sickens me.  Meanwhile, the likes of Tony Perkins, Bryan Fischer and the mouthpieces fro anti-gay hate groups are likely rejoicing that there's one less LGBT person in the world regardless of the motivation behind the attack.  Here are some highlights from KRIS-TV:

No arrests have been made in a weekend shooting at Violet Andrews Park that left one teen dead and another hospitalized in Portland.  Two park visitors stumbled upon the two young women lying in the grass.

19-year-old Mollie Judith Olgin was pronounced dead at the scene.  Her girlfriend, 18-year-old Mary Christine Chapa, was rushed to the hospital with a single gunshot wound to the head. At last report she was listed in serious but stable condition.

Investigators believe they were shot some time around midnight on Friday. They were found about 9 hours later.  Friends say the girls hade been dating for about five months.  Investigators do not believe this was a random incident, but are not saying much about a potential motive.