The Gay Community is Asking for Condemnation on The Head Shooting of Two Girls

 

Mary Kristene Chapa (left) and Mollie Judith Olgin. (Courtesy photo)

 Gay rights groups are calling for a thorough police investigation into a shooting at a park in Portland that left Mollie Olgin, 19, dead and her girlfriend, Mary Kristene Chapa, 18, injured.

Portland police, meanwhile, say they don't know the motive for the shooting Friday night in Violet Andrews Park about seven miles north of Corpus Christi that killed Mollie Olgin, 19, and wounded Mary Kristene Chapa, 18,

The two were found Saturday morning lying on the ground in a grassy area of Violet Andrews Park in Portland, about seven miles north of Corpus Christi.

A large caliber shell casing was found nearby.

They were evidently shot late Friday night.

Two witnesses reported hearing either fireworks or gunfire just before midnight Friday.

Chapa, who was shot in the head, was in stable condition late today(Wednesday).

Gay and lesbian advocacy groups the Human Rights Campaign and Equality Texas condemned the shootings and urged a thorough investigation but Police Chief Randy Wright said there's no evidence that the attack was motivated by the women’s relationship.

Police have not identified any suspects or announced any arrests.

Vigils for the girls are scheduled for Wednesday evening in San Francisco and Friday in Washington, D.C. and in Portland.