The family of a Jamaican immigrant is calling his death a 'modern-day lynching' after he was found shot to death on the front lawn of a rural Pennsylvania cabin.
Carmela King via Courtesy of Paul Jubasshot to deathPeter Bernardo Spencer, 29, was invited by a co-worker to join him at a cabin in Rockland Township, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 11, according to his family.
"They are trying to sweep this under the rug," Spencer's sister, Tehilah, wrote on a GoFundMe page."We will not let them ... He was slaughtered and killed in what I consider an act of modern-day lynching!" Four suspects at the home were detained and questioned but were released after consultation with the Venango County District Attorney's Office, according to officials. Pennsylvania State Police officials said they are investigating this as a homicide and the investigation involving the district attorney's office is ongoing.
The district attorney's office told ABC News that it will not comment on the ongoing investigation"out of concern for the impact that may have on a case and any potential charges.""Further disclosure of information may hinder or interfere with the investigation moving forward," the district attorney's office said in a statement to ABC News.