The neighborhood lies in the 18th ward and is predominantly an African American neighborhood.
So, the "hate crime" angle seems unlikely.
Follow-up to this story from last week, and yes, as suspected, not a hate crime.
But the media has already planted in the minds of the people that it’s another hate crime.
And then they go on about how *hate crimes* have increased by making unsubstantiated claims in the first place.
And never retract the story later and admit their wrong. even if they did, the thought was still initially planted setting up the mind set that hate crimes are increasing.