Street memorial to Heather Heyer, 4th Street at the corner of Water Street, Charlottesville, Virginia.
Fields was convicted in a state court of the first-degree murder of 32-year-old Heather Heyer, eight counts of malicious wounding, and hit and run. He also pled guilty to 29 of 30 federal hate crime charges to avoid the death penalty. He was sentenced to life in prison plus 419 years for the state charges, with an additional life sentence for the federal charges.
Heather Heyer was fatally injured in the attack… Her friends described her "as a passionate advocate for the disenfranchised who was often moved to tears by the world's injustices", and said that she "spoke out against inequality and urged co-workers to be active in their community".According to her mother, Susan Bro, Heyer would ask people of opposing views why they had come to their beliefs. Bro said that they both advocated for Black Lives Matter, which Bro said fights for equal treatment.
"If you're not outraged, you're not paying attention."- Heather Heyer's mother, Susan Bro.
See also this report by NBC News.
This memorial has been kept up by the community in her honor.
Never Forget. Compassion, peace, and justice for all.
