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Who is Camryn Giselle Booker? Texas student arrested for mocking Charlie Kirk's mourners; ‘She started yelling slurs’
After mocking Charlie Kirk's murder at a vigil, Texas Tech student Camryn Giselle Booker was arrested for disorderly conduct and violence.
A Texas Tech University student was taken into custody after she mocked Charlie Kirk's murder and danced joyfully in the wake of his passing. On Friday, Camryn Giselle Booker,18, was caught on camera yelling, “F*** y'all homie dead, he got shot in the head,” while participating in a vigil for the late founder of the Turning Point USA.
In a startling video that was circulated online, Booker was seen using her phone to approach a man who was sporting a Make America Great Again cap and asking her why she was “being so hateful.”
Camryn Giselle Booker's argument with Charlie Kirk mourners
Another student then urged her to “back up, please” after Booker reiterated the question again to the man before shoving her phone into his face.
In response, Booker told him not to “not push the camera in my face”. However, the man replied, “You walked up to me. I don't want this. I said “Rest in peace”.”
Booker then stated, “Okay, and I can do this too” as she keeps pushing her phone in his face, Daily Mail reported.
Booker went on to accuse the man and woman off-screen of racism when they told her that she is being too emotional and aggressive.
She then asserted that she is not being aggressive, adding that “You're calling me aggressive because I'm a black woman.”
Camryn Giselle Booker faces online backlash
Hundreds of people took to the internet to lambasted the young woman for rejoicing Kirk's death and dancing figuratively on his grave in front of the grieving crowd.
Additionally, Booker is accused of "yelling slurs" at the mourners who were carrying American flags and candles.
One attendee claimed that she began shouting derogatory remarks and calling everyone “fascists” for paying tribute to Kirk, as per Daily Mail.
After Booker reportedly shoved a number of individuals, including an elderly veteran and a young woman with her child, the situation worsened and a violent brawl broke out onto the street.
Camryn Giselle Booker was released on bail
Booker was then arrested with charges of violence, disorderly conduct, and resisting arrest.
The Lubbock County Sheriff's Office told the Daily Mail that she was freed the next day on a $200 bail. There were also reports that she was dismissed from the school because of her actions.`
