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> Sharmeka Moffitt, burned La. woman, made up story
> about racial attack, police say
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> (CBS) WINNSBORO, La. - Sharmeka Moffitt, a
> 20-year-old Louisiana woman who claimed three men
> set her on fire and wrote the initials KKK and a
> racial slur on her car, fabricated the attack,
> authorities said Tuesday. Police believe her
> third-degree burns were self-inflicted, CBS
> affiliate KSLA reported.
>
> Moffitt called 911 Sunday evening from a walking
> trail in Winnsboro and told authorities she was
> doused in flammable liquid by three men wearing
> white hoodies. She suffered extensive burns on
> more than half her body and was taken to LSU
> Health Sciences Center in Shreveport for
> treatment.
>
> After two days of investigation, authorities said
> evidence showed that she set herself on fire, KSLA
> reported. Winnsboro Police Chief Lester Thomas
> said Tuesday afternoon that authorities linked
> Moffitt's fingerprints to a lighter and a bottle
> of lighter fluid found at the scene.
>
> "The investigation...has revealed that this was
> not an attack but a self-inflicted incident that
> happened to her," Thomas said in a news
> conference.
>
> Moffitt remains in critical condition in the
> Regional Burn Center at LSU Medical Center, where
> she is believed to have undergone surgery Tuesday.
> Her motive remains unknown.
>
> Her family released a statement shortly after the
> news conference ended.
>
> "Our family is devastated to learn the
> circumstances surrounding our daughter's
> injuries," the statement read. "While this was not
> the resolution we had expected, it is a
> resolution, and we appreciate the thorough
> investigation by the local and state police as
> well as federal agencies."
>
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