Man arrested after trying to run down Jews leaving Los Angeles synagogue
Mohammed Mohammed captured on security footage targeting Orthodox Jews on Shabbat, before reportedly shouting anti-Semitic slogans at them
Los Angeles police have arrested a man who allegedly attempted to run over two people outside of a local US synagogue.
Police are investigating Friday night’s incident as a possible hate crime, the NBC Los Angeles affiliate reported Sunday.
A security camera video shows the driver trying to run down the two men leaving the Bais Yehuda Shul, and then reversing and trying to hit them again, CBS LA reported. The victims wore clothing typically worn by Orthodox Jews on Shabbat.
The driver also reportedly shouted anti-Semitic epithets at them. He was stopped when his car ran a stop sign and slammed into another vehicle.
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“Why he chose us? Probably because of the yarmulkes on our heads,” one of the victims told CBS.
The alleged attacker has been identified as Mohammed Mohammed, 32. He was held on $55,000 bail and charged with assault with a deadly weapon with a vehicle.
