Man accused of shooting his Latino neighbor to death: "Hurry up and go back to Mexico!" - Polidicks

[url]http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2010/05/07/20100507phoenix-homicide-abrk0507.html[/url] [release][img]http://i.azcentral.com/i/sized/3/9/4/e298/j350/PHP4BE42B356C493.jpg[/img] The identity of a Phoenix man accused of shooting his neighbor on Thursday afternoon, apparently stemming from a running dispute, was released by authorities Friday along with more details about the incident. Gary Kelley, 50, was arrested after police suspect he shot and killed his 44-year-old neighbor, Juan Varela, on the sidewalk near their houses in 6400 block of South Montezuma Street at about 1 p.m., according to the Phoenix Police Department. Police said Kelley and Varela knew each other and have had numerous altercations during the past few years. Varela's brother, Antonio, 45, was also involved in the incident. Antonio told police that he came home Thursday afternoon to find Kelley walking toward his brother, who was watering a tree in the front yard, according to a police report. Police said Kelley repeated a racial slur toward Varela several times before saying, "Hurry up and go back to Mexico, or you're going to die!" Maria Lopez, Varela's niece, said he was a second-generation American who was born in Phoenix. He had a wife and a 13-year-old daughter. Varela was said to have attempted to kick Kelley, but missed. Kelley allegedly pulled out a revolver and shot Varela once in the neck area, police said. Police said he pointed the gun at the brother as well, before running into his house. Kelley, holding a beer, left his house when police arrived. Police said he appeared intoxicated. Kelley was not complying with officers' commands, police said, so he was pepper sprayed and taken into custody. Varela was taken to a local hospital where he died. Kelley was arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder and aggravated assault with a weapon, police said. Lopez said when Kelley had been drinking, he sometimes made racial comments to her uncle and cousins, who lived next door. When Kelley wasn't drinking, Lopez said there were no issues. Manuel Ochoa, who lived next door to Kelley, was shocked by the incident. "I didn't even know he could do something like that," he said. Ochoa said that his family always got along well with Kelley, and they often helped each other in everyday situations. He said that Kelley mentioned to him once that he had a gun, but he never saw it.[/release] Dumbass. The guy he shot wasn't even an immigrant.

I read it as shouting his neighbour to death, but it's still really bad.

And WHY is this only 2nd degree and not 1st degree murder? There was nothing accidental about it, he did it on purpose quite obviously. He was fully involved with it so WHY is this son of a bitch only getting 2nd degree? I hate when people get off easy for horrible crap like this.

This is racist.

[QUOTE=Solo Wing;21837229]And WHY is this only 2nd degree and not 1st degree murder? There was nothing accidental about it, he did it on purpose quite obviously. He was fully involved with it so WHY is this son of a bitch only getting 2nd degree? I hate when people get off easy for horrible crap like this.[/QUOTE] 1st degree is when you plan it, second degree is when you just kill them.

[QUOTE=Solo Wing;21837229]And WHY is this only 2nd degree and not 1st degree murder? There was nothing accidental about it, he did it on purpose quite obviously. He was fully involved with it so WHY is this son of a bitch only getting 2nd degree? I hate when people get off easy for horrible crap like this.[/QUOTE] It wasn't premeditated or planned so it's 2nd degree.

What a crazy fuck

What a fuckhole

And people like this are the reason being Hispanic and not having I.D. is a crime in Arizona now.

I thought that was Gabe for a minute there.

What a crazy son of a bitch.

It says the dead guy tried to kick him after the shooter called him names. It just proves what I've always thought- Don't start shit you can't finish. Name caller could finish what he started, kicker couldn't. Guess which one is dead?

fucking racist

[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;21841682]It says the dead guy tried to kick him after the shooter called him names. It just proves what I've always thought- Don't start shit you can't finish. Name caller could finish what he started, kicker couldn't. Guess which one is dead?[/QUOTE] Lol you're an idiot.

My stepmom came home today saying "I can't believe how many foreigners there are in this country!" Her mom is an East-Germany escapee who came here in the 70's...

Nice job, asshole, you killed an innocent American.

[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;21839091]And people like this are the reason being Hispanic and not having I.D. is a crime in Arizona now.[/QUOTE] Oh c'mon, not having a ID isn't a fucking crime, you have to do something first before the cop can ask you what your status is I.E. get pulled over, or being questioned about a crime which they have reasonable cause to believe you have something to do with, meanwhile you have to take this into account. In order to get a Arizona ID or Driver License, you have to prove you're a [I][U]legal resident[/U][/I] of Arizona, secondly, if you are a Green Card Holder you are required by [B][U]FEDERAL LAW[/U][/B] [U]to have your green card on you at all times[/U]. Thirdly if you can't speak English that's reason enough to question your immigration status since you have be able to speak English in order to pass the Citizenship test, yes I know there's natural born Citizens who can't speak English, but still, they are rare.

[QUOTE=JerryK;21843263]Lol you're an idiot.[/QUOTE] All I'm saying is when someone gets in your face, BEFORE you do anything just make sure you are ready to deal with whatever happens after that. In this case, the guy decided to kick the racist. Fine, but apparently he had no plan to deal with the aftermath of that action, and it cost him his life.

Some people are flat out crazy, I bet this guy had issues to start with.

[QUOTE] Kelley was not complying with officers' commands, police said, so he was pepper sprayed and taken into custody. [/QUOTE] If this was the other way around, and the latino had shot the white guy, police would shoot his ass, not mace him. Just sayin.

Ugh, in court the guy will probably say it was self defense, and get away with it.

[QUOTE=Xen Tricks;21844381]If this was the other way around, and the latino had shot the white guy, police would shoot his ass, not mace him. Just sayin.[/QUOTE] Yes all police are racist.

[QUOTE=Broseph_;21844139]Oh c'mon, not having a ID isn't a fucking crime, you have to do something first before the cop can ask you what your status is I.E. get pulled over, or being questioned about a crime which they have reasonable cause to believe you have something to do with, meanwhile you have to take this into account. In order to get a Arizona ID or Driver License, you have to prove you're a [I][U]legal resident[/U][/I] of Arizona, secondly, if you are a Green Card Holder you are required by [B][U]FEDERAL LAW[/U][/B] [U]to have your green card on you at all times[/U]. Thirdly if you can't speak English that's reason enough to question your immigration status since you have be able to speak English in order to pass the Citizenship test, yes I know there's natural born Citizens who can't speak English, but still, they are rare.[/QUOTE] They just recently made it so that it's when you commit a crime. Before, a cop could just stop any person on the street and demand identification. If you couldn't produce it on the spot, you'd get arrested and brought in for questioning. Even with the changes, I still don't like it because it puts dealing with illegal immigrants into the hands of police officers who may or may not have adequate training to deal with an illegal immigrant and who may or may not be bigoted assholes.

[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;21844299]All I'm saying is when someone gets in your face, BEFORE you do anything just make sure you are ready to deal with whatever happens after that. In this case, the guy decided to kick the racist. Fine, but apparently he had no plan to deal with the aftermath of that action, and it cost him his life.[/QUOTE] mad drunk people are hard to calm down

[QUOTE=Bathacker;21844612]They just recently made it so that it's when you commit a crime. Before, a cop could just stop any person on the street and demand identification. If you couldn't produce it on the spot, you'd get arrested and brought in for questioning. Even with the changes, I still don't like it because it puts dealing with illegal immigrants into the hands of police officers who may or may not have adequate training to deal with an illegal immigrant and who may or may not be bigoted assholes.[/QUOTE] Well what the fuck do you want them to do, just fucking shit idle while the Federal Government refuses to deal with the issue of the border?

[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;21844299]All I'm saying is when someone gets in your face, BEFORE you do anything just make sure you are ready to deal with whatever happens after that. In this case, the guy decided to kick the racist. Fine, but apparently he had no plan to deal with the aftermath of that action, and it cost him his life.[/QUOTE] [QUOTE=JerryK;21843263]Lol you're an idiot.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Bman212;21844737]mad drunk people are hard to calm down[/QUOTE] All the more reason to just walk away. If you're sober you're not winning an argument with a drunk guy, especially if he's spouting racist crap.

Guess Lankist finally snapped

[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;21844299]All I'm saying is when someone gets in your face, BEFORE you do anything just make sure you are ready to deal with whatever happens after that. In this case, the guy decided to kick the racist. Fine, but apparently he had no plan to deal with the aftermath of that action, and it cost him his life.[/QUOTE] Are you implying that it's the mexican guy's fault?

[QUOTE=ThePutty;21846934]Guess Lankist finally snapped[/QUOTE] No, it was the white guy with the gun.