Church burning suspect Dushko Vulchev had ‘racial animus’ against Black people, Muslims and Asians, investigators say
Updated Apr 15, 2021;
Posted Apr 15, 2021
Photographs included in an FBI affidavit allegedly show church arson suspect Dushko Vulchev stealing a tire from a car in downtown Springfield in December 2020.
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SPRINGFIELD Investigators who scoured church arson suspect Dushko Vulchev’s cell phone, computer and social media messages in late December uncovered signs of deep racial animus toward Black people and other racial and ethnic groups, according to newly unsealed court records.
On Christmas Day, according to an FBI affidavit, he sent a message that included a racial slur in calling to “eliminate all” Black people. The message, sent to a witness who was not named in the document, added, “it’s a matter of life and death, we are way behind schedule!”