Sorry, but there is a long and sordid history of 'aggrieved' minorities pulling stunts like this. Had it been Asian, the media release would have mentioned the specific ethnicity instead of burying it.
I will add that a black perp would definitely know better since they grow up an an environment that is hypersensitive to this kind of garbage. But an Asian perp is more likely to be oblivious to the political implications, and (especially for a young woman) probably doesn't pay that much attention to the news.