(Reuters)Ten minutes after Oscar Morel allegedly killed an imam and his assistant, he cursed and then struck an Iraqi man walking his bicycle through a crosswalk, the man said yesterday. Instead, the driver sped up and appeared to drive right at him, Hunter said in an interview yesterday. Investigators say they have not found a motive in either crime, but have not ruled out charging Morel with a hate crime, as well. “While the motivation for this violent act is still unclear and continues to be investigated, one of the possible motives being explored is whether this was a hate crime,” Brown said in a statement. Another time, Morel “tried to sell me a Honda Accord for parts,” Clark said.

Source: Washington Post August 17, 2016 23:37 UTC