Hate crime and terrorism charges were announced Thursday after a Jewish man was shot while walking to synagogue in Chicago over the weekend in what police now…
"We want everybody to know that we will never tolerate violence that's rooted in hate and bigotry," Chicago's top cop said during a press conference ThursdayPolice had earlier this week announced multiple charges against 22-year-old Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, who originally faced six counts of attempted first-degree murder and seven for aggravated discharge of a firearm at officers and firefighters, among other charges.
"Because they haven't been able to interview the shooter, detectives used digital evidence," Snelling said, adding that evidence from Abdallahi's phone"indicated he planned the shooting and specifically targeted people of Jewish faith." Snelling said the 39-year-old Jewish victim"did not suffer life threatening injuries," but added"we know that this is something that he's going to have to deal with the rest of his days."Snelling was joined by Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx in announcing the additional charges.
"Members of the Jewish Orthodox community are the most vulnerable to violent attacks," Rabbi Sholomo Soroka said."We are easily identifiable as Jews.""Could you imagine? What would have happened if they were with him?" he said.
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