Suspect in shooting of 2 Jewish men in LA faces hate crimes
1 year, 10 months ago

Suspect in shooting of 2 Jewish men in LA faces hate crimes

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A man who allegedly shot and wounded two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles this week was charged Friday with federal hate crimes. “An individual motivated by antisemitism, hatred for people in the Jewish community, committed two tremendously horrible acts targeting individuals because of their Jewish faith.” Both victims wore clothing that identified their faith, including black coats and head coverings, Estrada said. Tran, arrested Thursday evening, told law enforcement that he looked online for a “kosher market” and decided to shoot someone nearby, according at an affidavit filed by the FBI. “Tomorrow we go to our services with our children.” Tran was arrested about 100 miles east of Los Angeles in the Riverside County community of Cathedral City near Palm Springs. Officers found Tran standing next to the car, and they could see an “AK-style rifle” and a.380-caliber handgun in plain view on the driver’s seat, the affidavit said.

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Man Charged with Terrorism, Hate Crime in Shooting of Jewish Man Walking to Synagogue in Chicago
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man Charged with Terrorism, Hate Crime in Shooting of Jewish Man Walking to Synagogue in Chicago

CNN  

A man has been charged with felony terrorism and hate crime after shooting a Jewish man walking to a synagogue in Chicago. The 22-year-old, Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, allegedly opened fire on the victim, who was shot multiple times. The police returned fire, striking the gunman, but no members of the police or fire departments were injured. Abdallahi is facing charges …

Man Charged with Terrorism, Hate Crime in Shooting of Jewish Man Walking to Synagogue in Chicago
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man Charged with Terrorism, Hate Crime in Shooting of Jewish Man Walking to Synagogue in Chicago

CNN  

A man has been charged with felony terrorism and hate crime after shooting a Jewish man walking to a synagogue in Chicago. The 22-year-old, Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, allegedly opened fire on the victim, who was shot multiple times. Police returned fire, striking the gunman, but no members of the police or fire departments were injured. Abdallahi is facing charges of …

Man Facing Multiple Charges After Shooting Jewish Man in Chicago
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man Facing Multiple Charges After Shooting Jewish Man in Chicago

CNN  

A man has been charged with 14 felony counts after allegedly shooting a Jewish man walking to a synagogue and then firing at responding officers during a shootout in Chicago this weekend. The victim, a Jewish resident of the neighborhood and member of the same synagogue she attends, was shot while walking to synagogue in peaceful observance of the Shabbat. …

Chicago Man Shot and Arrested After Shooting Jewish Man Walking to Synagogue
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chicago Man Shot and Arrested After Shooting Jewish Man Walking to Synagogue

CNN  

A man has been charged with 14 felony charges after allegedly shooting a Jewish man walking to a synagogue and then firing at responding officers during a weekend shootout in Chicago. The suspect, Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, faces charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated discharge of a firearm, and aggravated battery with the discharge of a firearm. The motive of …

Man is sentenced to 35 years for shooting 2 Jewish men as they left Los Angeles synagogues
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Man is sentenced to 35 years for shooting 2 Jewish men as they left Los Angeles synagogues

Hindustan Times  

LOS ANGELES — A California man was sentenced Monday to 35 years in prison for shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles last year, federal prosecutors said. Man is sentenced to 35 years for shooting 2 Jewish men as they left Los Angeles synagogues Jaime Tran, 30, pleaded guilty in June to two counts …

Suspect in shooting of 2 Jewish men in Los Angeles last year agrees to plead guilty to hate crimes
7 months, 1 week ago

Suspect in shooting of 2 Jewish men in Los Angeles last year agrees to plead guilty to hate crimes

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A 29-year-old man accused of shooting and wounding two Jewish men as they left synagogues in Los Angeles last year has agreed to plead guilty to hate crimes and firearms offenses, federal prosecutors said Tuesday. The U.S. Attorney’s Office said Jaime Tran agreed to plead guilty to all charges against him: two counts of hate crimes with …

Shooter of two Jewish men in L.A. agrees to plead guilty to hate crimes
7 months, 1 week ago

Shooter of two Jewish men in L.A. agrees to plead guilty to hate crimes

LA Times  

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, shown with law enforcement officials and Jewish community leaders, announces the arrest of Jaime Tran last year in the attempted murder of two Jewish men. A former Riverside resident who shot and wounded two Jewish men, putting the community on edge last year, has agreed to plead guilty to hate crimes and firearms offenses, federal officials …

What is a hate crime?: Officials investigate if suspect who shot 3 Palestinian students can be charged with a hate crime
1 year ago

What is a hate crime?: Officials investigate if suspect who shot 3 Palestinian students can be charged with a hate crime

CNN  

CNN — The shooting of three Palestinian college students in Vermont has prompted calls for the suspect to be charged with a hate crime. Hate crime laws at the federal level ​​involve crimes “committed on the basis of the victim’s perceived or actual race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability,” according to the Justice Department. …

Vermont police arrest suspect in ‘hate-motivated’ shooting of Palestinians
1 year ago

Vermont police arrest suspect in ‘hate-motivated’ shooting of Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

A suspect has been arrested in what police have called the “hate-motivated” shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent in the US state of Vermont. “In this charged moment, no one can look at this incident and not suspect that it may have been a hate-motivated crime,” Burlington Police Chief Jon Murad said in a statement. The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination …

Yeshiva Gedola shooting: Jewish school hit as antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in Montreal rise
1 year, 1 month ago

Yeshiva Gedola shooting: Jewish school hit as antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in Montreal rise

CNN  

Ottawa, Ontario CNN — A Jewish school in Montreal was targeted by gunfire for a second time in less than a week as the city deals with an uptick in antisemitic and Islamophobic crimes, officials say. “It’s horrific to think that someone would even think to, as a figure of speech, to shoot a bullet into this community,” Rabbi Menachem …

Yeshiva Gedola shooting: Jewish school hit as antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in Montreal rise
1 year, 1 month ago

Yeshiva Gedola shooting: Jewish school hit as antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes in Montreal rise

CNN  

Ottawa, Ontario CNN — A Jewish school in Montreal was targeted by gunfire for a second time in less than a week as the city deals with an uptick in antisemitic and Islamophobic crimes, officials say. “It’s horrific to think that someone would even think to, as a figure of speech, to shoot a bullet into this community,” Rabbi Menachem …

US police probe death of Jewish man at pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel rallies
1 year, 1 month ago

US police probe death of Jewish man at pro-Palestinian, pro-Israel rallies

Al Jazeera  

California authorities say they have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime. Police in the United States have announced they are investigating the death of an elderly Jewish man at competing pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian rallies as a homicide. “Witness accounts indicated that Kessler was involved in a physical altercation with counter-protestor,” the sheriff’s office said. “During the altercation, …

Man accused of shooting 2 Jewish men in Los Angeles pleads not guilty to hate crime and firearms charges
1 year, 9 months ago

Man accused of shooting 2 Jewish men in Los Angeles pleads not guilty to hate crime and firearms charges

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Since this story was published, Jaime Tran was sentenced to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of hate crimes with intent to kill and two counts of using, carrying and discharging a firearm during and in relation to a violent crime. CNN — A man accused of shooting two Jewish men in Los Angeles …

Suspected shooter in attacks on Jewish men was on FBI’s radar, LAPD chief says
1 year, 9 months ago

Suspected shooter in attacks on Jewish men was on FBI’s radar, LAPD chief says

LA Times  

Martin Estrada, with L.A. Mayor Karen Bass to his left, announces the arrest of suspect Jaime Tran last month in the shooting attacks on two Jewish men near synagogues in Los Angeles’ Pico-Robertson neighborhood. A man charged with the hate-motivated shootings of two Jewish men in Los Angeles was on the FBI’s radar before the attacks, Los Angeles Police Chief …

Jews in West L.A. are resolute, on edge after gunman targets Jewish community in 2 shootings
1 year, 10 months ago

Jews in West L.A. are resolute, on edge after gunman targets Jewish community in 2 shootings

LA Times  

Stephane Sultan, who owns a kosher restaurant on Pico Boulevard, knew his neighbors and customers were on edge because they kept confiding the same message. “I didn’t go to synagogue yesterday because I didn’t know what might happen,” said Jonathan Hassid, 23, who normally attends Adas Torah on Pico Boulevard. “It’s always concerning when there’s antisemitic, but we have faith …

Suspect charged with hate crimes in shooting of Jewish men in LA
1 year, 10 months ago

Suspect charged with hate crimes in shooting of Jewish men in LA

Al Jazeera  

US federal prosecutors announced charges against Jaime Tran, 28, for allegedly firing on two Jewish men in California. “An individual motivated by anti-Semitism, hatred for people in the Jewish community, committed two tremendously horrible acts targeting individuals because of their Jewish faith.” Both victims wore clothing that identified their faith, including black coats and head coverings, Estrada said. Tran, arrested …

Federal prosecutors charge man with 2 hate crimes after allegedly shooting 2 Jewish men in Los Angeles
1 year, 10 months ago

Federal prosecutors charge man with 2 hate crimes after allegedly shooting 2 Jewish men in Los Angeles

CNN  

CNN — Federal prosecutors have charged a man with two hate crimes after he allegedly shot two different Jewish men earlier this week, the Department of Justice announced Friday. An “exhaustive” search for the suspect was launched after the victims were shot separately in the city’s western Pico-Robertson neighborhood on Wednesday and Thursday, about three blocks apart, the Los Angeles …

Suspect in shootings of two Jewish men in L.A. is charged with federal hate crimes
1 year, 10 months ago

Suspect in shootings of two Jewish men in L.A. is charged with federal hate crimes

LA Times  

L.A. Mayor Karen Bass along with FBI, LAPD and Jewish community leaders at a Friday news conference announcing the arrest of Jaime Tran on suspicion of shooting two Jewish men leaving religious services in Pico-Robertson this week. A man with a history of making antisemitic statements was charged Friday with federal hate crimes after he allegedly shot two Jewish men …

Hate crime charge in fatal LA shooting of homeless person
2 years, 5 months ago

Hate crime charge in fatal LA shooting of homeless person

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — A man suspected in the fatal shooting of a homeless person in Los Angeles has been charged with a hate crime, prosecutors said Thursday. Bush was allegedly targeted “based on a presumption of his gender identity and sexual orientation,” the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said in a statement. The 29-year-old suspect faces one count each …

Police say antisemitic attacks in Los Angeles may be related
3 years, 7 months ago

Police say antisemitic attacks in Los Angeles may be related

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles police are investigating a potential link between two antisemitic attacks this week in a heavily Jewish neighborhood of the city, authorities said Thursday. Dominic Choi, a deputy chief in the Los Angeles Police Department, said investigators have reached a “critical point” in the cases. The man, a Hasidic Jew and a father of six, was …

Los Angeles Police Department investigating altercation at restaurant as possible anti-Semitic hate crime
3 years, 7 months ago

Los Angeles Police Department investigating altercation at restaurant as possible anti-Semitic hate crime

CNN  

CNN — The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating as a hate crime an altercation Tuesday night near Hollywood where witness reports said Jewish people dining at a restaurant were targeted by a group of pro-Palestinian men driving past in vehicles. On Thursday, Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, after more than a week of conflict left hundreds dead, …

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