Fox 26 reported a while back that a robbery turned into a homicide after a witness shot an alleged robber. Turns out the robbery was being staged so migrants can file for some sort of special visa that's given out to victims of a crime. The fake robber was just part of a scam and ended up being shot by someone who thought it was a real armed robbery. Fox 26 reported in a followup news article:
22-year-old Rasshauud Scott was staging a robbery that two victims were in on when Jesus Vargas, a bystander, shot and killed him. Court records say that Scott was working with William X Winfrey, who instructed Scott to stage the robbery in exchange for money. The documents say the two victims were in on the robbery, so they could file for U-Visas. According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, a U-Visa is granted to victims of certain crimes to aid law enforcement in solving cases. It grants the victim temporary immigration status, including work authorization; temporary immigration status for qualifying family members of the victim; and the possibility of lawful permanent resident status. Court documents say police found telegram messages between Scott and Winfrey coordinating the staged robbery. Documents stating that the two had staged at least two robberies with the same method before, saying they did one the night before Scott was killed on Jan 26 on 4400 Lockwood Drive at the Swift gas station.
At least one of them received that sort of visa already, so I guess the continued robberies were so the others could get it too. Now one of them is deceased, so they won't get the visa. The man's lover wants justice for his death. She understands he was part of a scam, but doesn't think he should have died because of it.
