Police Investigating "Execution-Style" Murder of 3 Muslims in Indiana

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Police Investigating "Execution-Style" Murder of 3 Muslims in Indiana

Mic

Tom McKay 2 hours 58 minutes ago

Three young Muslim men were found shot to death in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this week in an "execution-style" slaying, reported WANE-TV.

Authorities say they found the bodies of Fort Wayne residents Mohamedtaha Omar, 23, Adam K. Mekki, 20, and Muhannad A. Tairab, 17, inside a local home on Wednesday. Whoever killed them shot each man multiple times.

NBC affiliate 21Alive further reported the home had become a known spot where young members of the local African diaspora gathered to party due to an "absentee ownership situation," though WANE wrote police do not believe the hangout spot is connected to gangs or crime.

Police currently do not believe the three deaths were related to the men's nationality or religion, according to the News-Sentinel, but each was a Sunni Muslim from Chad or Sudan.

But amid a growing wave of anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S., including numerous acts of violence directed against Muslim Americans, that the slayings were a hate crime remains a disquieting possibility.

In February 2015, a man named Craig Stephen Hicks was arrested for the alleged murder of three Muslim students at the University of North Carolina's Chapel Hill campus. One of the victim's families later launched an educational campaign to promote equitable treatment of Muslims in the U.S.

In the months following an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorist attack in Paris in November 2015, numerous reports of violence and intimidation directed against Muslims sprung up across the U.S. They ranged from shots fired at the home of Amir Elmasri in Orange County, Florida, to a xenophobic meltdown at a planning meeting in Spotsylvania, Virginia, over a proposed mosque extension.

On Twitter, several people noted the violence was greeted with little coverage by the national media yet another sign Muslim-Americans in the U.S. often have few allies in their corner when confronted with bigotry.

"Never in my wildest dreams would have thought that something this harsh could have happened to sweet kids," Valerie Handschu, a worker at the Salvation Army Youth Center, told WANE. "[Mekki] was just full of joy and energy and always had a smile on his face ... [Omar] could make anybody laugh. I think he just got along with everybody in that way and could find a connection with any type of person."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-investigating-execution-style-murder-212500361.html

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

Police Investigating "Execution-Style" Murder of 3 Muslims in Indiana

Mic

Tom McKay 2 hours 58 minutes ago

Three young Muslim men were found shot to death in Fort Wayne, Indiana, this week in an "execution-style" slaying, reported WANE-TV.

Authorities say they found the bodies of Fort Wayne residents Mohamedtaha Omar, 23, Adam K. Mekki, 20, and Muhannad A. Tairab, 17, inside a local home on Wednesday. Whoever killed them shot each man multiple times.

NBC affiliate 21Alive further reported the home had become a known spot where young members of the local African diaspora gathered to party due to an "absentee ownership situation," though WANE wrote police do not believe the hangout spot is connected to gangs or crime.

Police currently do not believe the three deaths were related to the men's nationality or religion, according to the News-Sentinel, but each was a Sunni Muslim from Chad or Sudan.

But amid a growing wave of anti-Muslim sentiment in the U.S., including numerous acts of violence directed against Muslim Americans, that the slayings were a hate crime remains a disquieting possibility.

In February 2015, a man named Craig Stephen Hicks was arrested for the alleged murder of three Muslim students at the University of North Carolina's Chapel Hill campus. One of the victim's families later launched an educational campaign to promote equitable treatment of Muslims in the U.S.

In the months following an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria terrorist attack in Paris in November 2015, numerous reports of violence and intimidation directed against Muslims sprung up across the U.S. They ranged from shots fired at the home of Amir Elmasri in Orange County, Florida, to a xenophobic meltdown at a planning meeting in Spotsylvania, Virginia, over a proposed mosque extension.

On Twitter, several people noted the violence was greeted with little coverage by the national media yet another sign Muslim-Americans in the U.S. often have few allies in their corner when confronted with bigotry.

"Never in my wildest dreams would have thought that something this harsh could have happened to sweet kids," Valerie Handschu, a worker at the Salvation Army Youth Center, told WANE. "[Mekki] was just full of joy and energy and always had a smile on his face ... [Omar] could make anybody laugh. I think he just got along with everybody in that way and could find a connection with any type of person."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-investigating-execution-style-murder-212500361.html

You will see more and more of this. The two man branches of islam can not coexist

[Expat1 971]

WTH is "local African diaspora"?

[Janelle2002 3,865]

WTH is "local African diaspora"?

The African diaspora refers to the communities throughout the world that are descended from the historic movement of peoples from Africa, predominantly to the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, among other areas around the globe.

[ready4ONE 5,400]

You will see more and more of this. The two man branches of islam can not coexist

You have cracked the case? I'm sure you have let law enforcement know what you think happened.

[Expat1 971]

The African diaspora refers to the communities throughout the world that are descended from the historic movement of peoples from Africa, predominantly to the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, among other areas around the globe.

Seems offensive

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Seems offensive

Tell the person who made and approved of the definition of these words.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

You have cracked the case? I'm sure you have let law enforcement know what you think happened.

It wasn't hard for NB to do. I'm sure law enforcement will have it just as easy. Anything involving Muslims is obvious, no? These poor men can't get any sympathy.

Edited February 28, 2016 by Janelle2002

[Expat1 971]

It wasn't hard for NB to do. I'm sure law enforcement will have it just as easy. Anything involving Muslims is obvious, no? These poor men can't get any sympathy.

Muslims who "gather to party" dont even get sympathy in Muslim countries. Another story about Not Really Muslims

[Expat1 971]

Tell the person who made and approved of the definition of these words.

People who pass offensive labels and language on are just as guilty of racism as people who originate them

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Muslims who "gather to party" dont even get sympathy in Muslim countries. Another story about Not Really Muslims

Your point is.........we should be less humane because you feel other countries are?

People who pass offensive labels and language on are just as guilty of racism as people who originate them

Guess you better sue Wikipedia then.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_diaspora

[Expat1 971]

You have cracked the case? I'm sure you have let law enforcement know what you think happened.

Crimestoppers might pay up if a quick tip gets called in by one of our Online VJ Sleuths

[Expat1 971]

Your point is.........we should be less humane because you feel other countries are?

Guess you better sue Wikipedia then.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_diaspora

We should be very humane and seek justice like a laser if these are innocent victims. Not so humane if they were killed as a result of involvement in criminal behavior.

Please Apply that principal to everyone everywhere thanks

[Expat1 971]

Your point is.........we should be less humane because you feel other countries are?

Guess you better sue Wikipedia then.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_diaspora

Bigots and racists always find someone or somewhere else to point to

[Janelle2002 3,865]

We should be very humane and seek justice like a laser if these are innocent victims. Not so humane if they were killed as a result of involvement in criminal behavior.

Please Apply that principal to everyone everywhere thanks

I agree. But does this mean we are assuming these men were criminals?