Missing Black Lives Matter Protester, AARP Volunteer, Found Dead In Florida; Arrest Made

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Toyin Salau, 19, found dead after reported missing on June 6
Sims, 75, found dead
Glee, 49, arrested

Two women, a Black Lives Matter protester and an elderly retired state worker, were found dead in Florida on Saturday (June 13).

Oluwatoyin Salau, 19, was a vocal supporter of the “Black Lives Matter” movement who was found dead in Tallahassee on Saturday night after she was reported missing on June 6, police said in a CBS News report.

Meanwhile, the body of a 75-year-old retired state worker named Victora Sims was found.

According to the same report, the police said that they a have arrested a 49-year-old man, Aaron Glee Jr. however, the statement did not provide any detail about the case or any correlation between the two victims and the man in custody.

The officers reportedly found the bodies while following up on a missing person case.

This is Victoria Sims, who died after going missing. Sims, 75, of #Tallahassee, was a retired state worker & @AARP volunteer. "Her life is an example of the great principle laid out by AARP's founder, Dr. Ethel Percy Andrus — 'to serve, not to be served,' " said @HorseguyTLH. pic.twitter.com/QAOFOzmhS2
— Jeffrey Burlew (@JeffBurlew) June 14, 2020

The man accused of killing Toyin, Aaron Glee, Jr, has been arrested. He’s also accused of killing Victoria Sims, a 75 year old White woman.

So much of this makes no sense. Even with COVID, how can you have an aggravated assault charge and be released?!

Systems failed them both. https://t.co/bbe9ahHNW7
— Candice Marie Benbow (@CandiceBenbow) June 15, 2020

According to WCTV, Salau, also known as “Toyin”, participated actively in the BLM protests and reportedly recited the names of the people who had died because of police brutality, including Tony McDade of Tallahassee and George Floyd of Minneapolis.

She had appeared on many videos of the demonstrations in Florida’s capital, the station continued.

The hashtag #JusticeForToyin trended for a week on social media.

Meanwhile, Sims was well-known for her volunteerism and her work in local Democratic politics, CBS News reported.

WCTV reported that as a decade-long volunteer of the American Association of Retired Persons, Sims was a “lifelong advocate for older people”.