Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Driver Caught On Video Repeatedly Trying To Run Over Jews Walking Near LA Synagogue....no one will ever guess his motivation.

NEWS


Driver Caught On Video Repeatedly Trying To Run Over Jews Walking Near LA Synagogue

HANCOCK PARK (CBSLA) — Some people in a Hancock Park neighborhood said a driver targeted them because they are Jewish. Now police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
The suspect in the case, identified as Mohammed Mohammed, was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
Security video from Friday night shows the driver making a hard U-turn.
CBSLA interviewed one of the victims, who says he and his friend were the target.
“We both scrambled in different directions so he slammed on his brakes and missed us thank God,” the victim, who asked to remain anonymous, said.
A second security video shows the driver reversing and trying to hit them again.
“He clearly was going at us and it was even more clear on round two,” said the victim.
It happened on La Brea in Hancock Park, on a corner with a couple synagogues and on the Sabbath where many walk around in traditional attire.
“Why he chose us? Probably because of the yarmulkes on our heads,” the victim said.
Thankfully both the man and his friend got out of the way, but then they heard a crash.

The suspect’s car crashed into another vehicle during the attack. No one was injured, according to NBC Los Angeles.


According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the suspect reportedly insulted a group of Jewish people leaving the synagogue shortly before he got into his vehicle and attempted to run them over.
Mohammed was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with a vehicle. He is reportedly being held on $55,000 bail.
“Why he chose us? Probably because of the yarmulkes on our heads,” one 
of the people targeted, told CBS Los Angeles.
The incident comes less than a month after a mass shooter committed the deadliest attack against Jewish people in U.S. history, killing 11 congregants at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
According to a new FBI report, there has been a dramatic surge in anti-Semitic hate incidents in recent years, with an almost 37 percent spike in anti-Semitic hate crimes in 2017.

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