The Fairfax County Police Department are blaming “road rage” as the mostly likely reason, instead of a hate crime, in the killing of a Muslim teenager in Virginia whose body was found in a pond later.
Nabra Hassanen, 17, was killed on Sunday after she and a group of nearly 15 friends encountered a driver, Darwin Martinez Torres, 22, about 3:40 a.m., the police said in a statement. The group of teenagers had been at a late-night event at the All Dulles Area Muslim Society in Sterling, Va., and were headed back to the mosque after a trip to a fast-food restaurant.
Mr. Torres was arrested at 5:15 a.m. on Sunday and charged with the murder after the Ms. Hassanen’s body was found.
The commonwealth’s attorney for Fairfax County, Raymond F. Morrogh, who is prosecuting the case, said Mr. Torres was arraigned on Monday and was jailed without bond. Hate crime charges could still be filed as the investigation progresses, he said earlier on Monday, adding, “I wouldn’t rule it out until I see all of the evidence.”
The news of the young girl’s murder emerged against the backdrop of the British attack of a mosque in London.
Sources
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/19/us/muslim-girl-murder-virginia.html
