Man arrested in deaths of activist Oluwatoyin Salau and volunteer Vicki Sims in Florida: What we know

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On June 13, the bodies of Oluwatoyin Salau, 19, and Victoria 'Vicki' Sims, 75, were found at the same location in Tallahassee. Salau was reported missing June 6 and Sims was reported missing June 11.

reported missing last week, a suspect was arrested Sunday in the Orlando area, hours after the women's bodies were discovered near his home in Tallahassee.

She was affiliated with Movement 850, which describes itself as"student leaders and community residents working together to demand justice and policy change" for police reform in Tallahassee. She spoke at recent protests and spent her final days carrying signs that pleaded for justice in the wake of Black lives lost.

In a series of tweets that were sent on the afternoon of June 6, Salau talked about a man who molested her earlier that day. She said the man offered her a ride back to a church where she been staying. Meanwhile, the Kearney Center, a homeless shelter, reported that Salau sought help June 8 and was given phone numbers for people who could directly help her seek emergency shelter. They have no record of her trying to get in touch with those case managers.Police say Victoria"Vicki" Sims, 75, was last seen June 11. Police reported her missing June 13, after a neighbor went to check on Sims and found the front door to her apartment ajar.

 

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The man arrested is black.. where is the outrage and the riots and looting?

A black man killed them? Is this what they are selling

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So sad and tragic 😢

How very sad.

Yes they cooked us. Buy raw was so delicious

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