Tag: Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act

⏱ 2 min read Six Pittsburgh-area men, including Muhammed Koc, Omar Alshmari, Abraham Choudhry, Emirhan Arslan, Ali Alkhaleel, and Adeel Piracha, were charged with hate crime and obstruction of justice for a late-night attack on a Jewish male in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh on September 27, 2024. The incident began with the group making…