A Beaumont, Texas native and real estate agent, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, has been accused of a horrific hate crime in New Orleans. Witnesses describe Jabbar as 'scholarly' and 'quiet,' and his family says his actions do not reflect Islam.
early last year Shamsud-Din Jabbar came to Beaumont to be with his father while he was dealing with health issues. He says Jabbar was 'scholarly' and 'quiet.' I saw Shamsud-Din,' Imam Al-Uqdah said. 'I spoke to him the early part of last year. He was in town to help care for his father while his father was going through physical therapy, because of the aftermath of what looks like a stroke. Lot of compassion. He seemed rather scholarly, extraordinary human.
The love he was showing for his father and the care, that is what I remember. I'm shocked by this whole thing, that Jabbar is alleged to have committed the horrific act. It brings tears to my eyes for the innocent victims.' The Imam tells KFDM that Jabbar's family asked him to convey the message that 'the tragic incident was driven by hatred and ignorance and Jabbar's actions do not reflect the religion of Islam. The Muslim community condemns the attack and is saddened by the loss of life.'the New Orleans attacker lived in Texas, and according to a YouTube video posted by a man with the same name, he says he was born and raised in Beaumont. Public records show only one man with the name Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, 42, listed in Texas, with a current address in the Houston area. He says he's a real estate agent, and the only time he left southeast Texas was to serve in the military. He says he spent 10 years in human resources specialist and IT in the military, and 'learned the meaning of great service and learned what it means to be responsive, dotting I's and crossing T's to make sure things go off without a hitch.' Jackie Simien, BISD Director of Communications, says a man by the same name and with the same age graduated from Central High School in 2001. People who say they went to school with him at Central High School say he was 'quiet and this is the last thing we'd have expected him to have allegedly don
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