A 22-year-old man from New York City is facing a hate crime charge after allegedly yelling 'Free Palestine!' before stabbing an individual outside a synagogue in Brooklyn over the weekend. The incident occurred around 2 a.m. near the Chabad Lubavitch movement’s world headquarters in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood.
According to the New York City Police Department, the victim, a 33-year-old individual, was slashed in the torso following a verbal dispute with the suspect, who uttered the phrase 'Free Palestine.' The victim was taken to a local hospital in stable condition, while the suspect, Vincent Sumpter, was arrested and charged with assault as a hate crime and assault causing serious physical injury.
