Laken Riley’s Dad Says He’s ‘Angry’ Her Death Is Being Used Politically

The father of Laken Riley, the Georgia nursing student killed while jogging in February, says he’s “angry” his daughter’s death is being exploited in political debates ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

In a Today show interview that aired Monday, Jason Riley addressed the furor that has exploded around the killing and immigration policy after José Antonio Ibarra, a Venezuelan national who allegedly entered the U.S. illegally in 2022, was arrested in the case. “I feel like she is being used somewhat politically,” Jason said of his slain 22-year-old daughter. “It makes me angry.”

“She was much better than that,” he continued. “She should be raised up for the person that she is.”

Read more at The Daily Beast.