Illinois man killed Muslim boy, 6, in hate crime motivated by Israeli-Hamas war, police say

Published October 15, 2023 2:31 PM

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Associated Press

CHICAGO (AP) — Police charged a 71-year-old suburban Chicago man Sunday with a hate crime for fatally stabbing a 6-year-old boy and seriously wounding a 32-year-old woman. In a statement posted to social media the Will County Sheriff’s Office says he singled out both victims because of their Islamic faith and as a response to the war between Israel and Hamas. Officers found both victims late Saturday morning at a home in an unincorporated area of Plainfield Township, roughly 40 miles southwest of Chicago.

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