“Kent was a hard-working, friendly and loving man who loved life.”ĭerrick Johnson, president of the national branch of the NAACP, expressed his sorrow for Carter’s death in a statement Thursday, Oct. “He did nothing to deserve this and I pray healing for his family and that these criminals be brought to justice,” Morgan wrote. James Morgan III, a member of the oldest African-American lodge in Virginia, where Carter was once a master said his heart is broken by the news of his friend’s death. “So it was just - it’s strange that this happened. “He’s like a little brother to me, and used to call him my ace, and we did a lot together,” Spain said. He sent his longtime pal pictures of the beach. 3.įor Carter, the Long Bay, Turks and Caicos, was paradise. Nigel John Dakin said during a press conference on Monday, Oct. Those local criminals, already established here, are fighting back,” said Turks and Caicos Gov. “Using military grade high-velocity weaponry, the vast majority of the murders in September have been targeted and linked to this enlarged and now emboldened gang trying to remove who they believe are the local drug and arms smuggling competition. “He was a normal, young Black guy, professional living up in D.C., a real estate agent doing great things in the world,” Spain said.Īuthorities believe the shooting was a targeted attack by Jamaican gangs marking territory. His family is waiting on Turks and Caicos officials to complete the autopsy and investigation so Carter’s body can be returned to the states. “She was frantic, hyperventilating,” Spain said of Carter’s girlfriend, which he only referred to by her first name, Alana.Ĭarter leaves behind a 14-year-old daughter and an ex-wife. The couple was five minutes away from the hotel when they were ambushed. Spain believes if something were out of the ordinary, Carter’s military training would’ve prepared him. Carter’s girlfriend called the victim’s brother in Tennessee, who contacted Spain.Ĭarter reportedly used his body to protect his girlfriend from getting shot. Spain said he got word of Carter’s death around 6:30 p.m., about half an hour after it happened. Never heard this guy raise his voice in 10 years for anything besides at a rally for George Floyd we were doing.” I think he was one who set an example for others to emulate,” Spain told Atlanta Black Star. “Kent was a gentle giant, a servant leader. Carter, a Tennessee native, was also a former special agent in the U.S. He was chair of the organization’s criminal justice committee, where he worked with state legislators to draft laws pushing reforms. He served as an NAACP leader for four years. Spain said Carter was well-liked and active in his community. Our deepest condolences go out to the families of those who were murdered.” One from a local business and the other being a tourist from the United States. “As a result of this attack, two persons were murdered. “These criminals proceeded to indiscriminately shoot into the vehicle transporting the employee and tourists,” Commissioner of Police for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Trevor Botting said in a video briefing. Carter’s girlfriend reportedly wasn’t injured, and two other people in the vehicle were hit with gunfire, according to authorities. By Sunday evening, he was dead, caught in a hail of bullets on his way back to The Ritz-Carlton. “Best beach in the world, Bro,” Carter wrote in a message to Spain on Sunday at 8:30 a.m.Ĭarter, the local NAACP charter vice president, never made it back to Virginia. 1 and was scheduled to return on Tuesday, Oct. “JD” Spain Sr., president of the NAACP Arlington Branch and the victim’s longtime friend, said Carter was excited about spending time on the beach of the British territory last weekend. A Virginia community is reeling from the violent death of prominent civil rights activist and realtor, Kent Carter who was killed in an ambush while on vacation in Turks and Caicos for his 40th birthday.
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