Posted on 05/05/2015 11:11:19 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A man injured during an attack outside a North Texas mosque Monday night may not have been targeted over his religion or ethnicity, according to Richardson police.
The victim, whose name has not been released, was leaving a 10:15 p.m. prayer service at the Islamic Association of North Texas on Abrams Road when two men attacked him.
Police said the men pushed him down and started kicking him, before other members of the mosque were able to intervene. The attackers said nothing before beating the man and did not try to take his wallet or car keys, police said.
On Tuesday, an attorney for the mosque said the attack happened very quickly and in dark area of the back parking lot. “It was violent,” said Khalid Hamideh. “He was struck in the head multiple times with fists.”
In a press release late Tuesday afternoon, police said they had follow up interviews with the 59-year-old victim and, “he has given investigators reason to believe and he is of the opinion that he was likely targeted for reasons other than his religion or ethnicity.”
Earlier in the day the National Council on American-Islamic Affairs called for the FBI to investigate the incident as a hate crime. Mosque members said the timing of the attack was suspicious, coming just a day after the shootings in Garland, but called for a thorough local investigation first.
“I think at this point it may be premature to ask for that,” said Hamideh. “I think we need to wait and let the good folks at Richardson, who are very capable, look into it.”
Witnesses told police of the attackers is black, about six-feet, one-inch tall, “chubby” and was wearing a black shirt. The second man was also black, had short hair and was wearing a black shirt and tan shorts, witnesses said.
Richardson police said they are consulting with the FBI on the case. There have been no arrests. Security at mosques across North Texas have been increased since Sunday’s shooting in Garland.
It’s never deemed that Christians are ever attacked for being Christians.
If the same rules were equally applied they’d find this guy wasn’t either. Rather quickly too.
The police say this man WASN’T attacked for his religion or ethnicity.
My Give a Crap must be asleep
Security at mosques has been increased? Ain’t that rich.
Knockout game?
Maybe the perps were angry because Muslims take all the good jobs at McDonalds?
well maybe they need protection against our strong Americans.
Wonder what DeToquville would think now, What has happened because of liberal PC hogwash.
He would be stunned and wish to rewrite his book.
OUR “leaders in DC are a nest of VIPERS.
Has the muslim attack in Garland been called a hate crime?
What’s the big deal? This is how it is every day in their middle eastern/somalian moslem paradises. Same kind of paradises that they want to build in America.
“It was violent”
It was an ass kicking. Beheadings, now that’s violent.
Somehow I knew it would be a fizzle for CAIR because the perps were black. CAIR wanted a couple of good old boy Texas crackers. The irony is that this probably was a racially motivated attack, just not the kind that’s useful to CAIR’s PR agenda at the moment.
“he has given investigators reason to believe and he is of the opinion that he was likely targeted for reasons other than his religion or ethnicity.”
Homosexual??
yeah, since when do NEWS articles start from a premise and try to negate it?
what kind of journalism is that.
“old lady mugged. police doubt it was satan worshippers”
“he has given investigators reason to believe and he is of the opinion that he was likely targeted for reasons other than his religion or ethnicity.”
one of the attackers is black The second man was also black
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LOL
is he and/or the police suggesting Afro-Americans aren’t patriotic or concerned about the Islamic terrorists ???
Islam long ago declared war on the US.
Every mosque is an enemy camp.
Every muzzie is an enemy soldier.
Maybe the Two Blacks stole a goat for this guy and he didn’t pay up?
Sounds like he owe someone da money
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