Hate Crime

Joseph Czuba, 71, is charged in the fatal stabbing of 6-year-old Wadea Al-Fayoume and the wounding of his mother Hanaan Shahin on Oct. 14.

Troy, North Carolina resident is charged with communicating threats to a Charlotte Jewish organization

The 71-year-old man accused in the fatal stabbing of the 6-year-old boy in Illinois, which also seriously wounded his mother, was motivated by the Israel-Hamas war, officials say.

CMPD arrested Tyler Corpening, of Charlotte, in connection to recent threats at a Charlotte daycare and the shooting of a Mecklenburg County park ranger.

The Charlotte division of the FBI says it is launching a campaign across North Carolina to raise awareness about federal hate crimes and to encourage people to report them.

Elizabeth City police are investigating possible hate crime enhancements to felony and misdemeanor charges against a woman who drove her car through protesters on Monday night, reports Carolina Public Press.

The legislation, which had near-unanimous support from the Senate, now goes to President Biden's desk for his signature.

Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and William "Roddie" Bryan face charges of attempted kidnapping and hate crimes in the death of Arbery, a Black man gunned down while on a run last year.

South Carolina moved one step closer Wednesday to becoming the 48th state in the nation to pass a hate crime law. A proposal would allow harsher penalties for killings, assaults and other violent crimes motivated by hatred for someone’s race, color, religion, sex, gender, national origin, sexual orientation or physical or mental disability — all protected groups recognized by federal law.

After the killings of eight people in Atlanta a week ago, including six women of Asian descent, calls to expand North Carolina's hate crimes law are increasing. Legislative leaders have not been willing to consider similar proposals in recent years. Will it be different this time?