Post by Logan on May 11, 2016 8:21:27 GMT -6
Death of Muslim teen was an accident, not a hate crime, police investigation finds
Hamza Warsame’s death Dec. 5 drew national attention and sparked widespread speculation that he might have been the victim of an anti-Muslim hate crime, until it was ruled an accident a month later.
A report released Tuesday by the Seattle Police Department reveals details of the investigation that bolster the King County Medical Examiner’s Office’s conclusion.
The 16-year-old Seattle Central College student had gone to a schoolmate’s tiny apartment in the 300 block of Summit Avenue East to work on a project on homelessness, according to the report released Tuesday in response to a Seattle Times public-disclosure request.
Video surveillance shows the teen and his 21-year-old classmate entering the building around 2:30 p.m.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/death-of-muslim-teen-was-an-accident-not-a-hate-crime-police-investigation-finds/
Hamza Warsame’s death Dec. 5 drew national attention and sparked widespread speculation that he might have been the victim of an anti-Muslim hate crime, until it was ruled an accident a month later.
A report released Tuesday by the Seattle Police Department reveals details of the investigation that bolster the King County Medical Examiner’s Office’s conclusion.
The 16-year-old Seattle Central College student had gone to a schoolmate’s tiny apartment in the 300 block of Summit Avenue East to work on a project on homelessness, according to the report released Tuesday in response to a Seattle Times public-disclosure request.
Video surveillance shows the teen and his 21-year-old classmate entering the building around 2:30 p.m.
Read more: www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/crime/death-of-muslim-teen-was-an-accident-not-a-hate-crime-police-investigation-finds/