Hate Crimes

Five weeks after the fatal shooting of John Walter Lay, a man who community members said had targeted their neighbor with slurs and threats is in custody.
Most Asian Americans who responded to a survey indicated that they changed their behavior or routine to avoid hate crimes.
A South Carolina man was found guilty of killing a Black transgender woman in the nation’s first federal trial over an alleged hate crime based on gender identity.
Anderson Aldrich’s guilty plea is part of a deal with federal prosecutors that may help the shooter avoid the death penalty, according to local news reports.
“He has demonstrated remarkable courage, resilience and fortitude," his family and friends said.
An uncle of one of the students shot in the possible hate crime said it's “hard to imagine” the young men were not targeted.
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is calling on the police and the FBI to investigate the shooting as a hate crime.
On X, many voiced their collective grief and frustration with a culture where homophobic attitudes and violence go unchecked.
Gilbert Augustin, 30, was charged in a 20-count indictment with manslaughter of the first-degree as a hate crime and assault in the second-degree as a hate crime.
An Ohio man with white supremacist ties was caught shortly after the attempted arson.