FBI director Christopher Wray speaks candidly on Laken Riley's death, threats to democracy, civil rights
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Washington — FBI Director Christopher Wray offered unusually expansive comments Tuesday on recent high-profile crimes and their intersection with the work of the FBI.
He talked about how FBI agents are working with law enforcement to "help achieve justice" in the case of murdered University of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who investigators say was killed by a Venezuelan migrant in the U.S. illegally, according to Wray.
"I want to tell you how heartbroken I am — not just for the family, friends, classmates, and staff who are grieving Laken's loss," Wray told a group gathered at the University of Georgia on Tuesday in his first public comments on the tragedy. "I'm saddened to see that sense of peace shattered by Laken's murder and the subsequent arrest of a Venezuelan national who'd illegally entered the country in 2022."
