Teenage death blamed on LGBTQ hate

An Owasso High School student was assaulted and wound up passing away. The issue is this- the student identified themselves as non-binary and is suggesting this was a hate crime. The thing is, is that there is no proof of that being the case. What do you think?

Article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nex-benedict-oklahoma-ossawa-non-binary-b2500209.html

Article: https://nypost.com/2024/02/21/us-news/non-binary-nex-benedicts-tragic-last-texts-i-got-jumped/

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