CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) A 23-year-old Brooklyn man isn t facing hate crime charges after all after he allegedly stabbed an Asian man in the back because he told police he didn t like the way he looked at him.
According to the criminal complaint, 23-year-old Salman Muflihi is charged with second-degree attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault, and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Police initially indicated that the attack may have been racially motivated, but the Manhattan District Attorney s Office declined to prosecute the stabbing as a hate crime.
Investigators have nothing so far to indicate the defendant ever saw the victim s face prior to the attack, a law enforcement official told ABC News.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials attended a rally in Lower Manhattan Saturday in support of the Asian American community targeted in random acts of violence in New York City and across the country.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and other city officials attended a rally in Lower Manhattan Saturday in support of the Asian American community targeted in random acts of violence in New York City and across the country.
A 23-year-old Brooklyn man isn't facing hate crime charges after all after he allegedly stabbed an Asian man in the back because he told police he "didn't like the way he looked at him."
CHINATOWN, Manhattan (WABC) A 23-year-old Brooklyn man isn t facing hate crime charges after all after he allegedly stabbed an Asian man in the back because he told police he didn t like the way he looked at him.
According to the criminal complaint, 23-year-old Salman Muflihi is charged with second-degree attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault, and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Police initially indicated that the attack may have been racially motivated, but the Manhattan District Attorney s Office declined to prosecute the stabbing as a hate crime.
Investigators have nothing so far to indicate the defendant ever saw the victim s face prior to the attack, a law enforcement official told ABC News.