Police tell the Chicago Tribune that four black people who earlier this week broadcast live on Facebook their violent attack on a white man with special needs could be charged with hate crimes. The attackers were shown to be yelling about Donald Trump and race. The Tribune has more:
Chicago police originally said Wednesday it was “too soon to make a determination if the attack was racially motivated,” according to the Associated Press.
“I think some of it is just stupidity, people just ranting about something that they think might make a headline,” said Chicago police superintendent Eddie Johnson on Wednesday. “I don’t think that at this point we have anything concrete to really point us in that direction, but we’ll keep investigating and we’ll let the facts guide us on how this concludes…”
