A Michigan teenager charged in the stabbing death of a gay Detroit man will be tried as an adult, in part because of the “heinous nature of the crime,” authorities said Tuesday.
Al-Alikhan targeted Brisendine because he was a gay, police alleged Tuesday in a statement on social media.
Police in nearby Dearborn arrested Al-Alikhan and turned him over to Detroit authorities on Oct. 1, Detroit police said in a statement.
Asked why he thought his brother was killed, Harvey Brisendine didn’t hesitate to say he thinks it was a hate crime.
“We don’t want to take advantage of the gofundme generosity but primarily want people to know that Howard was a victim of a brutal murder hate crime for being gay.”
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