(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Hate crime and terrorism charges have now been filed against a 22-year-old man charged in the shooting of a Jewish man on the North Side last weekend.
At a press conference on Thursday, Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling announced the charges have been filed.
“The main thing that I want people to take away from this press conference. We will never tolerate violence rooted in hate and bigotry.”
Police say 22-year-old Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi walked up to a 39-year-old man and shot him in the shoulder. Snelling said Abdallahi fired at officers and first responders as they arrived on scene. He struck an ambulance, but no first responders were hurt. Snelling said officers fired back and struck Abdallahi.
Earlier this week, six counts of attempted first-degree murder, seven counts of aggravated discharge of a firearm toward a police officer or firefighter, and one count of aggravated battery were announced against Abdallahi. Officials held off on filing hate crime charges until a more thorough investigation could be conducted.
Snelling said both federal and local agencies were involved in the investigation that brought forth the hate crime and terrorism charges.
Abdallahi was unable to be interviewed by investigators because of his injuries.
Investigators went through digital evidence that Snelling said showed that Abdallahi planned to target people of Jewish faith.
Mayor Johnson condemned the attack. He said he was committed to ensuring that Chicagoans feel safe when going to houses of worship.
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