20-year-old Ashanti Downey was walking to a Dollar Tree in Sanford, North Carolina, when someone came behind her, poured a flammable liquid on her, and set her on fire Her family is asking for help with medical expenses www.wral.com/news/local/h... - ThreadSky

phillewis.bsky.social • 58 days ago

20-year-old Ashanti Downey was walking to a Dollar Tree in Sanford, North Carolina, when someone came behind her, poured a flammable liquid on her, and set her on fire

Her family is asking for help with medical expenses https://www.wral.com/news/local/harnett-county-sheriff-search-suspects-gasoline-attack-december-2024/

Comments

libraryanna.bsky.social•58 days ago

Interesting that they say it could be gang related or DV, despite not knowing. How about race related?

evamcbain09.bsky.social•58 days ago

I think it was race related too.

miasma667.bsky.social•58 days ago

Sanford and surrounding areas are definitely sus for maga / white supremacists

3timesalady.bsky.social•58 days ago

Exactly! This quote tells me they have no clue or they know exactly what happened…ok, so a white supremacist organization initiation activity or an abusive (ex)partner?

libraryanna.bsky.social•58 days ago

Especially given where it occurred.

3timesalady.bsky.social•58 days ago

But when they say “gang-related” people think “Black”. So they should just say what it is.

libraryanna.bsky.social•58 days ago

Same thing with domestic. Would they say either if she were white?

3timesalady.bsky.social•58 days ago

itsmetimohthy.bsky.social•57 days ago

“Gang related” yeah you’re probably right. This is right up the Klans alley and they are the most dangerous gang in America. Fucking disgusting.

sarahava27.bsky.social•57 days ago

Eh. This is crazy! Who would have done that to the young beautiful lady 😢💔

themascblues.bsky.social•56 days ago

OH MY GOD?

magnificom.bsky.social•58 days ago

My God, that’s awful and evil! I hope they catch the person who did it and they’re given the max sentence. I also pray that people help with the hospital 🏥 bills. May she heal quickly and with minimal pain. 🙏

geoff61.bsky.social•58 days ago

Sad. Will the outcry be the same as for the NYC burning victim?

johnshutt.bsky.social•57 days ago

Christ! The cruelty and hate that a lot of people have is just sickening

bigturtle87.bsky.social•58 days ago

This is awful. Why are people so evil.

overthinker80.bsky.social•57 days ago

Violence solves many things.

libertyunderpants.bsky.social•55 days ago

It also often creates additional problems.

Agreed there is a time & place for it tho.

amadi1.bsky.social•58 days ago

Lord have mercy. 🙏🏽

gordor97.bsky.social•58 days ago

Sad 😢

preblemike.bsky.social•58 days ago

Fucking Daniel Penny screwed us all over.
Nobody wants to get involved any more thanks to him.

paneintheazz.bsky.social•53 days ago

How sad is that? 😢😢😢. Shame on them. Vile characters.

pfalcon.bsky.social•58 days ago

WTAF ?! ~ 💔 ~ Please help if you're Able, please Share if you're not.

okoyessmile.bsky.social•58 days ago

What… the entire… why?!💔 First I heard about the woman in NYC, now this? What is wrong with people?!?!

familyalaa.bsky.social•57 days ago

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declanmichaels.actor•58 days ago

This is horrible on so many levels.

notgoingback2024.bsky.social•56 days ago

So so sorry to hear that. 💔Although the real scandal is that she needs a GoFundMe for her medical expenses. This would be inconceivable in the country where I live (Germany). Americans, pleeeeze get your act together and finally claim universal healthcare for all!

beingreese.bsky.social•57 days ago

OMGoodness. I went to school in Sanford. I still have local friends and family. I will be sharing. Poor girl. I hope the person who did this to her is caught.

ukiepower.bsky.social•51 days ago

Sick nation.

sloppygrackle.bsky.social•58 days ago

Thanks for posting. Just donated. Despicable, and so sad.

bluebeck.bsky.social•58 days ago

Hi, where did you donate?

sloppygrackle.bsky.social•58 days ago

There's a GoFundMe link in the article that was posted

bluebeck.bsky.social•58 days ago

Found it, thank you.

sloppygrackle.bsky.social•58 days ago

For sure. 😊

joseortega78.bsky.social•58 days ago

The trash will protect their own. Police won’t find whoever did this.

experiment6two6.bsky.social•51 days ago

Turns out the POS, Jami Raiziah Griffin, was her bf or ex bf. May he burn eternally in the lake of fire.

bzegrl1.bsky.social•51 days ago

🥺🥺🥺🥺

middlerage.bsky.social•58 days ago

This better not become a thing-burning women- this country hates women and now they have a man in the Whitehouse who says the quiet part out loud

head-cannon.bsky.social•57 days ago

There can be 99 new articles in a row about men being killed and no one says the country hates men. It’s weird.

madebyjaede.com•57 days ago

I just did the math, statistically if there are 99 articles of men being killed 87 of them would have been killed by a man.

annaleishamae.bsky.social•57 days ago

Because women aren't killing men at anywhere even close the same rate that men kill women. Men are killing men. That is the global picture. *Global*.

omermiri.bsky.social•58 days ago

I kindly ask for your support to help me and my family leave Gaza after the crossing opens and start a dignified life. We are struggling with harsh conditions, lacking basic needs like food, medicine, and not knowing where to go.Traveling is our hope for treatment and stability.
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ragnorok64.bsky.social•58 days ago

What is happening right now? Is this a copycat crime?

rowehughes01.bsky.social•57 days ago

With all the surveillance, you're telling me not one camera saw that??

sassyblackneighbor.bsky.social•57 days ago

Yeah, and the NYC woman went instantly viral because of the footage of her. We would've heard about Ashanti had there been video (not that I want to see it) because this incident which happened over a week ago

rowehughes01.bsky.social•56 days ago

OMG, this is horrible! 💔
Please be safe!

campylobacter.bsky.social•58 days ago

hoping, praying, manifesting future medical breakthroughs that will help Ashanti (& all burn victims) heal 100%

*also for karma & justice to rain down upon the wrongdoers who target Black women

mzkee.bsky.social•57 days ago

This is so disheartening! What is wrong with humanity😞

notsmartjustsad.bsky.social•57 days ago

That's so horrifying. I am so sorry for the family. What a loss. There really are no words that do this justice.

imanicv.bsky.social•57 days ago

😮🤬🤬🤬🤬

lovingkindness730.bsky.social•57 days ago

WTF is wrong with us? There has always been hatred and prejudice, racism, classism, gender prejudice but seemingly never like this. Today, us highly evolved humans are seeing a time where slavery is at it’s highest level on world history as example, more hunger and homelessness, on and on greed wins

carl3settlemyer.bsky.social•56 days ago

📌

sunflower777.bsky.social•57 days ago

A factory reset is coming because this place is done for 🥴

one-infinity.bsky.social•57 days ago

This is sad... My HOPE is that there aren't a bunch of copycat like crimes. That is a horrible thing to experience or witness. -ONE.

sharitucker10.bsky.social•57 days ago

A homeless woman was immolated on the NY subway on Christmas Eve. It's a trending hate crime wave. Homeless people are set aflame quite often. The first people Trump and Musk will round up and imprison will homeless people.

one-infinity.bsky.social•57 days ago

Yes, I'm aware I'm a NY'er. It's NOT just homeless people he's after. It's migrants & any non-white American. His goal is to achieve this via power structure consolidation -- thus placing key loyalists in positions to make major policy changes. -ONE.🇺🇸🗽

libertyunderpants.bsky.social•55 days ago

Homeless people are particularly vulnerable tho.

one-infinity.bsky.social•55 days ago

Yes, they are a vulnerable population. However, allow me to point your attention here. If they tamper with these subsides like HUD -- they'll be lots more homeless people. Generally the poor, mentally challenged, & sickly, are also a vulnerable populations. It's all relative. -ONE.💯

one-infinity.bsky.social•55 days ago

I think we need to understand the root causes of what creates "homeless people". Many of the aforementioned issues I've mentioned are markers, precursors, & preludes to exactly that homelessness you speak of. If they get it wrong we have an influx of homeless people coming. -ONE.

lisalarue.bsky.social•53 days ago

Not their murderers….🤬

bouvierdogmom.bsky.social•58 days ago

My god

mountainretreat.bsky.social•58 days ago

WHAT have we become ?

poohpaige.bsky.social•57 days ago

Truly heartbreaking.

pittyditty.bsky.social•58 days ago

Something doesn't sound right.

uglyrighteouswoman.bsky.social•58 days ago

This is a scam

voiceofthepeople.bsky.social•58 days ago

Oh no...this is awful to hear

truthcomes1st.bsky.social•58 days ago

Gang related? Ridiculous. It's race-related without a doubt. What a tragedy.

experiment6two6.bsky.social•51 days ago

Turns out the POS, Jami Raiziah Griffin, was her bf or ex bf. May he burn eternally in the lake of fire.

deportbras.bsky.social•58 days ago

What the fuck is wrong with this country? It's become an absolute cesspool for the evil of stupid and a global embarrassment.

streetplayer13.bsky.social•58 days ago

My God that’s horrifying

hydroqueer.likes.earth•58 days ago

this world is so awful

deansolecki.bsky.social•58 days ago

"They're just good people with different opinions. Well apart from all the murder they do." -- America is a mess.

throughmyowneyes.bsky.social•58 days ago

WTH?!

historymarebear.bsky.social•58 days ago

This poor child. So much hate in this world.

samiam2.bsky.social•58 days ago

Thanks for sharing. I just donated. This makes me so sad that people can be this evil. 🙏🏾

samiam2.bsky.social•58 days ago

🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

jasonpaul.bsky.social•58 days ago

Holy shit

hnlyonga.bsky.social•58 days ago

This actually makes me sick to my stomach.

jcmedia1.bsky.social•58 days ago

This country is so fucked up. SMFH

voiceofbreason.bsky.social•58 days ago

Any connection to the immolation in NYC?

phillyreal.bsky.social•57 days ago

I'll share this

nnt817.creator.blue•58 days ago

This is absolutely disturbing omg

lionandlambin1.bsky.social•58 days ago

Whoever did this needs to be classified as a terrorist. They need to do the same to the man that burnt up the lady on the subway.

solenodon.bsky.social•56 days ago

Please, yes.

jon-mcswain.bsky.social•58 days ago

Right by the crib smh. Help if you can!

soundzofblackness.bsky.social•58 days ago

This beautiful, precious baby. 😢 My heart hurts. 💔

itzmarcel.bsky.social•57 days ago

Such monsters in this world. She didn't deserve that at ALL!!! 😢

dsansevieria.bsky.social•57 days ago

Nobody deserves that.

tymeless2x.bsky.social•58 days ago

Sickening!

curiouskev.bsky.social•58 days ago

Why America, why are we so hateful?

justshyra.bsky.social•58 days ago

I hate when Black people are hurt/killed, they always bring up “gang initiation” as a reasoning.

sinequanontx.bsky.social•58 days ago

Yuck. Lots of things suck right now. I don't even want to read this article. I hope she survives and makes a great recovery

leftlense.bsky.social•58 days ago

This makes me want to vomit. Whoever did that needs the death penalty. Why bother someone minding their own damn business???

loveyblue727.bsky.social•58 days ago

My God. This isn't hate, this is demonic... The poor woman in NYC, and now this!

May karma deliver a swift response.

thenwmagpie.bsky.social•58 days ago

This. Definitely this. That poor woman!

bo-mccarthy.bsky.social•56 days ago

I'm just seeing this. No words, poor child. 💔🙏🏾💔♥️

thenwmagpie.bsky.social•56 days ago

The sick and evil POS that did this should be thrown *under* the jail and left to rot. 😡

I hope that Ashanti will recover completely. 🙏❤️

bo-mccarthy.bsky.social•56 days ago

She just has to! ♥️🙏🏾♥️

brgooley2.bsky.social•58 days ago

drvbrown.bsky.social•57 days ago

This is heartbreaking! 🥹

andylanechapman.bsky.social•58 days ago

Never ever ever will I comprehend how people can be so horrid

beachbum2000.bsky.social•58 days ago

Christianity 101. Love thyself as a sinner and hurt anyone not like u.

ndarmour.bsky.social•58 days ago

No doubt.

It's mind-boggling.

circa1990s.bsky.social•57 days ago

☹️ smh

sannl04.bsky.social•58 days ago

Jesus, we are so broken.

femfrankie23.bsky.social•58 days ago

This is the perfect statement. Thank you

bluebeck.bsky.social•58 days ago

Donate here to help: https://www.gofundme.com/f/ashantis-fight-overcoming-70-percent-burn-injury?attribution_id=sl:31fb4d2f-2912-4f2f-a040-773e32412f55&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link

siddhigirl.bsky.social•58 days ago

tf you mean no witnesses and “gang initiation” this is sick as fuck, poor baby

3cardmolly.bsky.social•58 days ago

Were there no cameras that saw what happened? Can cell towers not narrow down the rings or bings of on that specific block? I’m not getting why a govt entity that can narrow down a pair of eyebrows to find a random shooter in NYC cant find three 3 in a town called Sanford. There’s no mystery.

head-cannon.bsky.social•57 days ago

You underestimate how much crime is happening.

3cardmolly.bsky.social•48 days ago

You underestimate how surveillanced the public is. Also the highest crime period in every state of the US was in 2020 mainly due to domestic violence were few public eyes and cameras can watch.

jaznchic.bsky.social•57 days ago

This is absolutely heartbreaking. I am praying for her and her family. I am sick to hear this.

teejordan.bsky.social•57 days ago

Words can’t even explain what kind of a world do we live in 💔 this is sad.

jaznchic.bsky.social•57 days ago

Yes it is

mollierodriguez.bsky.social•58 days ago

Are you seeing this @callmeleola.bsky.social?

callmeleola.bsky.social•58 days ago

Yes! Omg

mollierodriguez.bsky.social•58 days ago

🙏🏽

holliehallie.bsky.social•58 days ago

This is incredibly disheartening and disgusting. Faith in humanity feels lost in moments like this. I hope she can get all the medical help and money she needs. 💔

blackronin357.bsky.social•57 days ago

https://gofund.me/b8cbaa10

lisalarue.bsky.social•53 days ago

This in no way changes the horror, but is more information. Apparently, this was domestic violence and not random. 🤬😢 https://thencbeat.com/20-year-old-woman-set-on-fire-in-shocking-sanford-attack-suspects-at-large/

blackronin357.bsky.social•53 days ago

I hope karma comes back in the form of a heavy jail sentence and years of the worst treatment from his fellow inmates.

blackronin357.bsky.social•58 days ago

My villain arc on that person would start that day. Luigi Mangioni wouldn't have shit on me if that was my daughter. I hope they catch whoever did this and.....

bigcitychihuahua.bsky.social•58 days ago

What the hell, people?!

camelshitonthewall.bsky.social•57 days ago

🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
WTF, people!!!?!!
🥺

victoras-secrets.bsky.social•58 days ago

This is terrible 😞

audacityesq.bsky.social•57 days ago

Where the fuck is the statewide manhunt—oh wait, she’s not a CEO

lisamw.bsky.social•57 days ago

Horrific!

thankyewsomuch.bsky.social•58 days ago

"It could have been a domestic related," he said. "It could have been a gang initiation. We're mystified by what's happened." That's Bullshit, why would that be the first thing on your mind?

experiment6two6.bsky.social•51 days ago

Turns out the POS, Jami Raiziah Griffin, was her bf or ex bf. May he burn eternally in the lake of fire.

rebelpussy.bsky.social•57 days ago

Let me guess. They shouted go back to your country before they did it. The Trump era is so vile.

alsorae.bsky.social•57 days ago

Violent racism in America didn’t start with that man. Please, stop.

rebelpussy.bsky.social•53 days ago

True. Didn't mean to imply it started there. Appreciate the feedback.

experiment6two6.bsky.social•51 days ago

Turns out the POS, Jami Raiziah Griffin, was her bf or ex bf. May he burn eternally in the lake of fire.

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