(DENVER, CO, 1/3/2022) – The Colorado chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Colorado) today welcomed an FBI hate crime investigation into the 2017 death of an Asian-American teen in a house fire in Bailey, Colo.
The FBI recently announced it is investigating the murder of Maggie Long, a 17-year-old Asian American who was killed in a house fire in December 2017. Police released composite sketches of the three men believed to have been involved in her death. Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Maggie Long Task Force at (303) 239-4243, FBI Denver at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit tips online at fbi.gov/tips.
SEE: FBI investigating 2017 death of Maggie Long as hate crime four years after she was killed in Colorado house fire
In a statement, CAIR-Colorado Board Chair Krista Cole said:
“Violent hate crimes against Asian-Americans and other minority communities are on the rise, and law enforcement must take action to address this crisis. We welcome the FBI’s opening of a hate crime investigation into this murder and stand in solidarity with the AAPI community and all those targeted by hate and bigotry.”
She said the American Muslim community and CAIR stand in solidarity with all those challenging anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
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CONTACT: CAIR-Colorado Acting Board Chair Krista Cole, [email protected], 703-501-0961; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, [email protected]; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, [email protected]