In the late morning of October 7, 2018, a dispute that began on social media escalated to a fatal confrontation in Kennewick, Washington, claiming the life of 28-year-old Hakim Omar Ward, a Black male. The incident unfolded in the bustling parking lot of the Red Lion Hotel on North Columbia Center Boulevard. An argument that started the night before between Ward and Devan L. Thompson, 31, over social media spilled into the real world, culminating in a physical altercation.
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