FBI opens hate crime investigation into Indiana student's attack on Muslim woman
The FBI is investigating an incident in which a 19-year-old Indiana University student shouted racial slurs and tried to remove the head scarf of a Muslim woman as a potential hate crime.
FBI Special Agent Wendy Osborne said Thursday that there is no deadline for concluding the investigation into Saturday’s incident in Bloomington, Indiana. She said the FBI became aware of the incident Monday and started the investigation Tuesday.
“The FBI will collect all available facts and evidence and ensure the investigation is conducted in a fair, thorough and impartial manner,” she said. “We will conduct the investigation as expeditiously as possible.”
Triceten Bickford of Fort Wayne, Indiana, has already been charged with multiple felonies, including intimidation, strangulation and battery, for his attack on a 47-year-old woman outside a Turkish cafe in Bloomington.
Source: mashable.com