A Southern California man who attended a pro-Palestinian rally is under investigation for a confrontation that led to the death of an elderly Jewish man, but no arrests have been made in what authorities are probing as a possible hate crime.
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“Investigators have not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime and this is being investigated as a homicide,” said Sheriff Fryhoff at a Tuesday press conference. “These witnesses provided conflicting statements about what the altercation and who the aggressor was,” he said at a Tuesday press conference. “Some of the witnesses were pro-Palestine while others were pro-Israel.”The dueling protests called Freedom for Palestine and We Are Pro-Israel drew a combined 75-100 protesters to the busy intersection of Thousand Oaks Boulevard and Westlake Boulevard in Westlake Village, a community within Thousand Oaks.
— Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff on a 69-year-old Jewish man who died following an altercation at dueling pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian demonstrations in CaliforniaThe Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles said the victim was struck by a megaphone in the face, which police have not verified. The sheriff said Mr. Kessler was found conscious and bleeding from the head and mouth.
Mr. Kessler was admitted Sunday to Los Robles Regional Medical Center in Thousand Oaks with skull fractures, brain swelling, and hemorrhaging surrounding the brain. His condition deteriorated rapidly, and he was pronounced dead early Tuesday.
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