An Arizona man with a history of mental illness was recently released from prison without his meds and fatally stabbed a teen because he felt threatened by the teens rap music.
Horrific tragedy: a small memorial outside of a Peoria Circle K where a 17 yo boy was murdered in an unprovoked attack. 27 yo Michael Paul Adams told police he slashed the boy’s throat bc he was playing rap music. Victim attacked from behind. So, so terrible #Fox10phoenix pic.twitter.com/RTTg8BJSNM
— Nicole Garcia Fox10 (@Fox10_NicoleG) July 5, 2019
FoxNews Reports The encounter happened Thursday at a Circle K in Peoria, about a 25-minute drive northwest of Phoenix, according to reports.
Witnesses told police that Michael Adams, 27, walked up to a 17-year-old who was listening to rap music and stabbed him the throat, Phoenix’s Fox 10 reported. The teen – identified as Elijah Al-Amin –reportedly stumbled outside the Circle K and died.
Adams allegedly told officers he felt “unsafe” by the teen’s choice of music. He allegedly said he had been attacked before by people listening to rap, the station reported.
He allegedly said he wanted to prevent an attack, but admitted the victim did nothing to provoke him.
The Arizona Department of Corrections said Adams had been released from jail two days before the alleged stabbing. Adam’s lawyer told Fox 10 that his client has a history of mental illness and was released from jail without medication.
“They released him…
