"Texas Police Confirm Bias-Motivated Stabbing of Palestinian American Near UT Campus"
TL;DR
The stabbing of a Palestinian-American man near the University of Texas in Austin has been classified as a hate crime by the Austin Police Department. The suspect, Bert James Baker, allegedly attempted to remove a "Free Palestine" scarf from a truck carrying four Muslims and then stabbed 23-year-old Zacharia Doar during a fight. The incident occurred after a pro-Palestinian protest, and the Council on Arab-Islamic Relations is advocating for hate crime charges. Mr. Doar has undergone surgery and is recovering, while the police report indicates that the suspect used racial slurs to provoke the altercation.
Topics:nationhate-crime#austin-police-department#hate-crime#palestinian-american#pro-palestinian-protest#texas
- Stabbing of Palestinian a hate crime - Texas police BBC.com
- APD: Committee says stabbing near UT campus meets definition of hate crime KXAN.com
- Austin police say West Campus stabbing was 'bias-motivated'; 23-year-old Palestinian-American targeted KVUE.com
- Palestinian head scarf helped save man stabbed near University of Texas Austin American-Statesman
- Stabbing of Palestinian American man in Texas motivated by bias, police say NBC News
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