Atlanta shooting spree: What we know about the victims, possible motive
Authorities have not yet commented on a possible motive, but six of the deceased are women of Asian descent
Authorities have not yet commented on a possible motive, but six of the deceased are women of Asian descent
An elderly Asian man died this week after being attacked in Oakland, prompting police to investigate whether the perpetrator saw a crime of opportunity or was racially motivated, KPIX reports. While 75-year-old Pak Ho was on his morning walk Tuesday, 26-year-old Teaunte Bailey allegedly kicked the septuagenarian’s cane away, shoved him to the ground and stole …
Wisconsin police say they’re investigating a random attack on a biracial teen as a possible hate crime after someone burned her in the face while at a stoplight. Fox 35 reports that the incident happened at red light off of State Street in Madison at around 1 a.m. on Wednesday. An 18-year-old teen, identified as …
A Texas man accused of stabbing three Asian-Americans — including two children — at Sam’s Club earlier this month allegedly admitted that he intended to kill the family. An affidavit stated that Jose Gomez, 19, entered the store on March 14 and stabbed a 2-year-old, 6-year-old, and another relative. A bystander was stabbed in the …
Emerging reports suggest that hate crimes and acts of racism against Asian Americans are on the rise in light of the coronavirus pandemic. A spokesperson revealed to ABC News that since Stop AAPI Hate was launched on March 18, they’ve received at least 650 direct reports of discrimination or racism against primarily Asian Americans. The …
A 13-year-old in New York was recently arrested for assaulting an Asian man in a possible hate crime related to the coronavirus pandemic. WABC reported that the incident occurred on Tuesday night in Harlem. Police said the teen kicked the 59-year-old victim in the back, causing him to fall on the ground, and stated, “f**k …
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Illinois dismissed a request from former “Empire” star Jussie Smollett to dismiss the $130,000 lawsuit the city of Chicago filed against him for the money they spent investigating the actor’s alleged hoax hate crime. WTTW reported that U.S. District Court Judge Virginia Kendall said the lawsuit will be “going …
“Empire” actor Jussie Smollett searched his name 57 times in the days following the alleged hate crime hoax, according to documents released by authorities this week. WBBM reported that the Google searches were conducted on Smollett’s personal computer, which Chicago police inspected shortly after the January 29 incident. The openly gay, black actor reportedly claimed …
A mother in New Jersey says she was beaten unconscious by one of three students who she reported to middle school administrators for making bigoted, threatening comments towards her son. An attorney for Beronica Ruiz, 35, told NJ.com that she was attacked in Passaic County on June 19 with her 12-year-old son and 1-year-old baby, …
A transgender woman in Texas was found shot to death on the street Sunday, a month after she was filmed being attacked in a parking lot. As reported by the New York Times, the Dallas Police Department announced Sunday that Muhlaysia Booker, 23, was found dead after responding to reports of gunfire. Police Major Vincent …
Authorities in Texas say they are looking for leads in their search for the subject or subjects responsible for savagely beating a trans woman in the street recently. According to Fox News, authorities conducted a search of the area near where witnesses say the victim was assaulted Friday following a minor traffic crash. The incident …
An Illinois grand jury found sufficient evidence to indict actor Jussie Smollett on more than a dozen felony criminal counts. According to WLS, the former “Empire” star is facing 16 counts of disorderly conduct in connection with allegedly filing a false police report. The indictment was handed down on Thursday at a Cook County court. …