(WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/14/2022) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed hate crime charges against a couple who allegedly threatened two Black men in Weston, W. Va.
A couple from Jane Lew has been charged with a hate crime after police say they shouted vulgarities before reportedly shooting one of the men with a paintball gun. Officers received a complaint on Thursday evening that the couple pulled up to a home and began yelling racial slurs at a Black man. One of the alleged assailants then reportedly shot him with a paintball gun. About 12 minutes later, police received another complaint that the same couple were allegedly threatening to kill a Black man at a gas station.
POLICE: Jane Lew couple charged with hate crime, allegedly shot black man with paint ball gun
West Virginia couple facing hate crime charges after allegedly threatening black man with paintball gun
“It is fortunate that these two alleged assailants were apprehended by law enforcement authorities before they could further escalate their violence,” said CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison. “We welcome hate crime charges in this disturbing case.”
Allison said CAIR and the American Muslim community stand in solidarity with all those challenging antisemitism, systemic anti-Black racism, xenophobia, Islamophobia, white supremacy, and all other forms of bigotry.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Coordinator Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com