Man Charged With Hate Crimes For Chicago Synagogue Graffiti

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CHICAGO (AP) — A man was charged Tuesday with hate crimes for vandalism and antisemitic graffiti, including swastikas, at a synagogue and affiliated Jewish school in Chicago.

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Shahid Hussain, 39, of suburban Niles, faces a total of eight felony counts — two each of a hate crime against a church or synagogue, a hate crime against a school, defacing a school and criminal damage of a school.

The vandalism occurred Sunday at the FREE Synagogue and Hanna Sacks Bais Yaakov High School.

It wasn’t clear whether Hussain had a lawyer who might comment on his behalf.


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Triumpinwhitehouse
Triumpinwhitehouse
2 years ago

Who would’ve thought a guy named Shahid Hussain was a terrorist?

Seriously
Seriously
2 years ago

Isn’t Kim Fox the DA from the Smollett case?

Seriously
Seriously
2 years ago

shahid in arabic means martyr…

Marcia
Marcia
2 years ago

Anyone think this was a hate crime?