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Maryland Mayor and father-of-two, 44, is found dead in Virginia park with 'apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds'
Daily Mail ^ | 26 January 2022 | Alyssa Guzman

Posted on 01/26/2022 11:36:14 PM PST by Trillian

The Hyattsville Mayor reportedly shot himself dead in a Virginia park, authorities revealed.

Kevin Ward, 44, a father-of-two, died on Tuesday from an 'apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.'

His body was found in Fort Marcy Park in Virginia, roughly 20 miles away from Hyattsville, in Maryland, the Washington Post reported.

Ward, who leaves behind two children and a husband, was elected in May as the first African American and strived to help his community rebuild after the pandemic and create a safe haven for undocumented immigrants and the LBGT+ community.

The politician renamed the largest park in the city after African-American artist David Driskell, who would have not been played to play there as a child, according to the Hyattsville Wire.

He also advocated for affordable housing, sustainability, environmental awareness, and for his local LGBT+ community. The city also became a sanctuary city for undocumented immigrants in 2017.

In June, he won the LBGTQ Excellence in Government Award, presented by Prince George's County Pride and Streetcar 82 Brewing Co., during the city's first-ever pride parade.

'This will not be one and done. We will continue to do this year on year here in the city. We have an open and affirming community, and we want to show people who we are, by showing our appreciation for those who live here,' he said as he accepted his award, before saying he wanted to make next year's event 'bigger and bolder.'

The city adored their mayor as much as he adored them. He and his husband moved to the city in 2014 after adopting their two sons, according to the Washington Post.

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KEYWORDS: fortmarcypark; ftmarcy; kevinward; maryland; mayor
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To: Eagles6
He advocated for “environmental awareness.” That probably covers climate change.

I wonder if he’s the first LGBTQ African American to be found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Fort Marcy Park. They could maybe put up a plaque or something. Maybe a memorial bench.

21 posted on 01/27/2022 1:53:54 AM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, though and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: JonPreston

I noticed that, too. As I know of a woman that died after her second self-inflicted gunshot wound....25 ACP...I let it slide.


22 posted on 01/27/2022 1:55:56 AM PST by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, though and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: JonPreston

Entry wound + Exit wound = wounds


23 posted on 01/27/2022 1:57:23 AM PST by Joe 6-pack
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To: Trillian

In June, he won the LBGTQ Excellence in Government Award, presented by Prince George’s County Pride and Streetcar 82 Brewing Co., during the city’s first-ever pride parade.


24 posted on 01/27/2022 2:12:51 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: Trillian

The city adored their mayor as much as he adored them. He and his husband moved to the city in 2014 after adopting their two sons, according to the Washington Post.


25 posted on 01/27/2022 2:13:26 AM PST by MarvinStinson
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To: Samurai_Jack

“Better Check for Carpet Fibers”

Was he among those rare left-handers (8%) who shot himself to death with a gun found in his right hand?”


26 posted on 01/27/2022 2:14:32 AM PST by MDLION (J"Trust in the Lord with all your heart" -Proverbs 3:)
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To: Trillian
Maybe they'll name a bike rack in his honor.


27 posted on 01/27/2022 2:30:58 AM PST by outofsalt (If history teaches us anything, it's that history rarely teaches anything.)
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To: Trillian

Maybe his “husband” started smoking another brand.


28 posted on 01/27/2022 2:42:43 AM PST by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: Trillian

The lying world makes it sound like the problems of homosexuals stem from a lack of societal acceptance but the problems of male homosexuals start early in childhood, either with a cold, distant, or absent father making it difficult for a boy to embrace his masculinity, or sexual abuse. The acts they start committing with other males fill them with self-loathing and low self-esteem setting the stage for suicide though the media again lies and says it’s lack of social acceptance. Acts committed are unsanitary, health problems can start, though some like this man are obese, eating for comfort. But others are sickly thin. Widespread drug abuse, meth, pot, alcohol to drown conscience. Very little, next to no faithfulness in such relationships even over the short term. Violence can result though media is only interested if a hater can be proven to have attacked them. Mental health groups had homosexuality pulled from the DSM as a mental illness. More and more states make it impossible to intervene with children showing signs of Gender Identity Disorder. The late psychotherapist Joseph Nicolosi, who knew this subject from A to Z from years of counseling homosexuals had his books pulled from Amazon because they are so effective at promoting healing. Met a friend at church in the early 90s who left this lifestyle. Grace slowly healed his wounds and enabled him to lead a chaste life. Father and mother divorced, he hated his absent father. Stepfather then in home, wouldn’t accept him as his father. Mother a bit domineering. He knew the root of his problems as do most honest homosexuals. Effective male counselors can be vehicles for Grace to heal father issues or issues of sexual abuse. If Providence gives anyone here a chance, give these confused individuals information hidden from them. Oligarchs want them as wounded political agitators facilitating the election of liberal New World Order hacks.


29 posted on 01/27/2022 2:56:40 AM PST by MDLION (J"Trust in the Lord with all your heart" -Proverbs 3:)
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To: Trillian

Always nice to see one less democrat in the world.


30 posted on 01/27/2022 3:06:13 AM PST by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: Trillian

(the LBGTQ Excellence in Government Award)

Luke 17:26-30
New King James Version

26 (A)And as it (B)was in the (C)days of (D)Noah, so it will be also in the days of the Son of Man: 27 They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the (E)day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and (F)destroyed them all. 28 (G)Likewise as it was also in the days of Lot: They ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built; 29 but on (H)the day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven and destroyed them all. 30 Even so will it be in the day when the Son of Man (I)is revealed.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2017%3A26-30&version=NKJV


31 posted on 01/27/2022 3:16:21 AM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Trillian

Adios your LGBTQ Excellence.


32 posted on 01/27/2022 3:16:29 AM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Samurai_Jack

(Better Check for Carpet Fibers)

Yeah


33 posted on 01/27/2022 3:16:56 AM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: sport

We’re definitely in the closing hours before the tribulation

The world 🌍🌎 scoffs...


34 posted on 01/27/2022 3:20:27 AM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: Trillian

Did he wipe the fingerprints off the gun after he shot himself to death?


35 posted on 01/27/2022 3:23:03 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Media Control is an anagram of Delta Omicron.)
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To: SaveFerris

Our ‘tolerant’ culture let the sodomite’s nose under the tent years ago, and now look...meanwhile, (some) people in East Tennessee will be celebrating the annual ‘Tri Pride Parade’ this coming August. This...in the ‘Bible Belt’...


36 posted on 01/27/2022 3:25:28 AM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: who knows what evil?

Yes it’s an open rebellion against God and in the streets, often

The mockers think it’s some kind of joke

I feel more like a stranger and a sojourner with every passing week, if not daily sometimes

The way people rush to embrace this stuff is alarming 😳

And a sign of the times

Daniel 12:10
King James Version

10 Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Daniel%2012%3A10&version=KJV


37 posted on 01/27/2022 3:32:27 AM PST by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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To: SaveFerris

Romans 1:32.


38 posted on 01/27/2022 3:34:04 AM PST by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: Trillian

Fort Marcy Park.....What do the Clintons know and when did they know it?


39 posted on 01/27/2022 3:34:45 AM PST by Kartographer (“We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
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To: MDLION

Good analysis


40 posted on 01/27/2022 3:48:31 AM PST by COBOL2Java (Fauci is a despicable little turd)
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