Hate crimes Coverage

Documentary of 2015 murder of three UNC students screens Monday night in Durham

36 Seconds: Portrait of a Hate Crime examines the 2015 murders of Deah Barakat, his wife, Yusor Abu-Salha, and her sister, Razan. The documentary features interviews with their families, law enforcement officers and never-before-seen footage of the suspect's confession.

Julian Grace, WRAL anchor/reporter

Hundreds of leads, no arrests a year after attack on Moore County substation

It has been almost a year since someone fired shots into two substations in Moore County, knocking out power to tens of thousands for five days during December.

3 Palestinian college students shot in Vermont

Three Palestinian college students were shot in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday evening, prompting calls from civil rights organizations and the victims' families look into possible bias by the attacker.

Woman charged with hate crime after attacking man & 18-month-old son

A man was at a Brooklyn basketball court with his son when a woman charged at the pair and hurled slurs at them, throwing her coffee and hitting the man.

Woman arrested on hate crime charges after allegedly attacking man and his toddler

The incident comes as Muslims, Palestinians and Jews in the US say they are becoming increasingly fearful of hate-motivated attacks as war between Israel and Hamas rages in the Middle East.

Mark Morales and Jessica Xing, CNN

Bomb threats, hateful messages: Two Fayetteville churches targeted this week

Two Black churches in Fayetteville have been the targets of hate-related incidents during the past week.

Two Fayetteville churches targeted with hate incidents, bomb threats & racist graffiti

Two Black churches in Fayetteville have been the targets of hate-related incidents during the past week.

Gilbert Baez, WRAL Fayetteville reporter

Man arrested for throwing Molotov cocktails at synagogue in Germany

A synagogue in Germany was targeted with two Molotov cocktails early Wednesday morning after an explosion at a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of people.

3 people, gunman killed in hate-motivated attack in Jacksonville, Florida

Manifestos sent by the gunman to authorities and the media suggested the crime was racially motivated.

Antisemitic incidents are on the rise in most states

In 2022, there were nearly 1,000 more antisemitic incidents reported in the United States than in 2021 according to the Anti-Defamation League.

Lauren Liebhaber

Moore sheriff 'absolutely' looking at hate groups in substation attack

Authorities are investigating possible links between hate groups and the attack on the power stations in Moore County.

Chelsea Donovan, WRAL reporter

Flag with swastika found at temple

Boone police are looking for a person of interest after a flag with a swastika was hung on a synagogue's sign.

WXII

Rock with hate speech, threats toward children breaks window at Charlotte daycare

A rock thrown through a daycare window in north Charlotte Monday morning had a message containing hate speech attached to it, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.

WCNC Charlotte

FBI involved after bomb threat at Myrtle Beach restaurant hosting drag brunch

WMBF reports the FBI is investigating a bomb threat called into a Myrtle Beach restaurant hosting a drag queen brunch.

WMBF staff

Mass shooting at Colorado gay bar leaves five dead, dozens injured

The suspected gunman of a mass shooting at a gay bar in Colorado Springs is facing murder and hate crimes charges, two days after the attack that killed five people and wounded many others.

Arrests made in connection to beating death of 5-year-old girl

Investigators said a 10-year-old boy beat the girl to death at the Raleigh home of her half-sister's paternal grandmother, Shirletta Yolando Moore. It happened while Moore was working, investigators said.

Family wants justice for 5-year-old girl who was beaten to death. Prosecutors say a 10-year-old boy did it

Investigators said a 10-year-old boy beat the girl to death at the Raleigh home of her half-sister's paternal grandmother, Shirletta Yolando Moore. It happened while Moore was working, investigators said.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

'She was beaten to death like a hate crime': Child accused of killing 5-year-old girl

Investigators said a 10-year-old boy beat the girl to death at the Raleigh home of her half-sister's paternal grandmother, Shirletta Yolando Moore. It happened while Moore was working, investigators said.

Accused gunman who killed 10 at Buffalo grocery store planned to continue attack

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The accused gunman in the mass shooting in Buffalo had planned a prolonged massacre after attacking a Tops supermarket Saturday, according to the Buffalo police commissioner, who said that the attacker wanted "to continue his rampage."

Jesse McKinley, New York Times

EXPLAINER: White 'replacement theory' fuels racist attacks

A racist ideology seeping from the internet's fringes into the mainstream is being investigated as a motivating factor in the supermarket shooting that killed 10 people in Buffalo, New York. Most of the victims were Black.

Joe Fisher, WRAL and DAVID BAUDER, Associated Press

SBI says family's house was burned down as an act of arson, family says it was racially motivated

Authorities say a fire that destroyed a Duplin County home last Wednesday was caused by an arsonist. The family who lost their home says that the crime was racially motivated

NC family claims to be targeted by arsonist due to their race

Law enforcement and the the State Bureau of Investigations are looking into a possible case of arson involving a Duplin County family's home.

By WITN Web Team

Chapel Hill community remembers three Muslims killed in hate crime

Deah Barakat, his wife, Yusor Abu-Salha, and her sister, Razan Abu-Salha, were killed by neighbor 6 years ago in what prosecutors called a hate crime against Muslims. Today, the Chapel Hill community honors them.

Cary man accused of putting racial stickers in Mexican restaurants

A Cary man is charged with North Carolina's version of a hate crime after putting racial stickers on cars and in a bathroom at Mexican restaurants around town last week, police said.

Stickers prompt intimidation charges against Cary man

A Cary man is charged with North Carolina's version of a hate crime after putting racial stickers on cars and in a bathroom at Mexican restaurants around town last week, police said.