Black Lives Matter activist critical in hospital after shooting

UK police and a friend say the victim, Sasha Johnson, did not appear to have been targeted, but she had received death threats in the past.

An activist who has played a leading role in anti-racism demonstrations in Britain is in critical condition in a London hospital after being shot. The Taking the Initiative Party said Sasha Johnson, who played a leading role in Black Lives Matter protests last year, was shot in the head on Sunday. Police and a friend said it did not appear to be a targeted attack, though the party said Johnson had received “numerous death threats” related to her activism.