Tulare Hate Murder?

by Peter Hudson (fresnoprogressive [at] earthlink.net)

Sat, Nov 24, 2001 9:34PM

Another American-Arab man was murdered in the Central Valley today.

An American-Arab man was killed in an apparent hate murder this afternoon in Tulare County, in the California Central Valley south of Fresno. This is not the first murder appearing to be hate motivated in the Central Valley since September 11th. More details will follow as they are available.

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§payback

by killing an arab

Sun, Nov 25, 2001 12:11AM

in the west bank, when an innocent arab person is killed, there is payback. the next time whitey drunk redneck goes out looking for a fight, they arent so quick to pick someone who is arab.

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§Details and Correction

by Peter Hudson (fresnoprogressive [at] earthlink.net)

Sun, Nov 25, 2001 4:22PM

Surgit Singh; a 22 year old native of Punjab, India; was gunned down in Tulare, California early Saturday morning by confederates of a man stealing beer from a convenience store. Mr. Singh was working as a clerk to help in the family operated store when the incident occurred.

On Wednesday evening a Punjabi man, 36 year old Rajinder Kumar Jain, was shot to death in an apparent robbery at a liquor store in Fresno. The owner; also born in Punjab, India; had received threats since the September 11 tragedy.

The first apparently racially motivated murder in the Central Valley related to the September 11 tragedy was on September 30th. Abdo Ali Ahmed was killed in his market in Reedley, California (a city in southern Fresno County) by four young men. There was no evidence of a robbery and he had received several threats in the days preceding the shooting.

A press conference was held at the Fresno Center for Non-Violence on Sunday November 25th regarding the killings. Ghassan AbulGhanam spoke for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, saying many in the American-Arab community feel they are being targeted and are hoping this will decrease as time passes.

The Fresno Bee Nov 25, 2001
http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/1225467p-1293923c.html

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