A Chicago man has been charged with 14 felonies after allegedly shooting a Jewish man who was on his way to a local synagogue.
But some community leaders are questioning why hate crime charges have not been filed.
Snelling said that there wasn't enough evidence to add hate crime charges to the list but said it remained a possibility.
"A man wearing the kippah as he walked to synagogue was shot and this has just escalated our anxieties."
But I think it’s equally important to understand that whether or not there is a hate crime charge, that’s a technicality.
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