had the home owners been white, and the robbers were black, im sure the homer owners would be charged with 1st degree murder and a hate crime.
had the homeowners been black, and the robbers white, im sure the it would have been reported as a hate crime where the home was specifically targeted.
That would have been very likely with today's politically correct prosecutors.
The most unfortunate thing about this was that the marines and one other non criminal were injured while "taking out the garbage".