Joden Rocco is the 24-year-old who shared racist Instagram videos. In the video, Rocco explains that he wanted to visit bars to see how many times he could use the N-word before being thrown out.
.@PittsburghPG reports that an undated Instagram video shows Joden Rocco saying he wanted to see how many times he could use the N-word before a bartender would throw him out. On Sunday, Rocco fatally stabbed a black man outside a bar on North Shore Drive. https://t.co/ujWACrtSIf
— The Incline (@theinclinepgh) August 21, 2018
This incident is similar to the murder of Richard Collins, III. He was stabbed and killed by Sean Urbanski in 2017 at the University of Maryland.
VSB reports that Rocco has been charged in the stabbing death of Dulane Cameron Jr. Rocco allegedly shared one of the racist Instagram videos hours before stabbing Cameron.
Rocco was walking on North Shore Drive in Pittsburgh when he crossed paths with Dulane and his friend, Trei Hendon. The Grio explains that Rocco attacked Cameron and then stabbed him. Cameron tried to get up and run but collapsed and later died.
After the incident, Rocco flagged down a police car and asked for a ride home. Luckily, Rocco was identified by a witness and police took him into custody.
Rocco has been arrested several times for previous incidents. The Post Gazette reports that his most recent arrest occurred in October of 2017. He was charged with harassment, disorderly conduct and simple assault.
Dulane’s cousin tweeted the following link to his GoFundMe page:
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