No Hate Crime Charges Yet in Shooting of Chicago Jewish Man

Police in Chicago have not confirmed the nationality of a man who is accused of shooting a Jewish man walking to a synagogue over the weekend, or what words the man used when he opened fire on police and other emergency responders.

The alleged shooter, Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, was critically wounded and remains hospitalized, and police officials said they have not been able to speak to him while investigating his motive or determining if he should face hate crime charges, The Chicago Sun-Times reported.

Abdallahi, 22, has been charged with six counts of attempted murder, seven counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm, and aggravated battery, and is facing a detention hearing Tuesday. However, he has not yet been charged with committing a hate crime.

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