"Vincent Sumpter has been charged with eight felonies, including assault as a hate crime, for
the incident, according to an arrest report. Vincent Sumpter, 22, allegedly shouted “Free Palestine” and “Do you want to die?” at the victim before stabbing him during Shabbat near the intersection of Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights.
The location is near 770 Eastern Parkway, Chabad’s world headquarters, an area heavily populated by Orthodox Jews. Rabbi Yaacov Behrman, a spokesperson for Chabad, said the incident took place around 2 a.m. on Saturday." JP
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