Three Muslims Gunned Down in Indiana, US Media Shrugs

[eridani]

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/318-66/35469-three-muslims-gunned-down-in-indiana-us-media-shrugs

Police in the U.S. have yet to establish a motive for the "execution-style" murders of three young Muslim-American men, in a case that has barely been mentioned in mainstream media in the United States.

23-year old Mohamedtaha Omar, 20-year old Adam Mekki and 17-year old Muhannad Adam Tairab were found dead in a house in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on Wednesday after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.

[leftynyc]

1. Is the fact they're Muslim relevant

to their deaths? It looks like a motive hasn't been determined. Why should their murders matter more or get more press than any other murder out there last week we haven't heard about (and there are plenty).

[atreides1]

2. Perhaps not at the moment

But it could be, depending on the direction the investigation takes!

We'll just have to wait and see.

[leftynyc]

3. So what's wrong with waiting?

The OP seems to be saying we should be calling this a hate crime NOW with zero evidence whatsoever.

[Archae]

4. Because we don't know why they were shot.

Drug deal gone bad?

Racism?

Anti-Muslim?

We simply don't know, yet.

The house was a known "party place" and druggie hangout.

[oberliner]

5. The story is on CNN, CBS, MSNBC and every other US media outlet

In fact, it has gotten more coverage than most murders that don't generally extend beyond the local media where the murder took place.

[JonathanRackham]

6. I have friends named Omar and Muhammad.

Both are closet Catholics. I know people with the last name of McCoy and McDonald, not Irish or Scottish. The author of the article makes some assumptions that are not substantiated.

[FrodosPet]

7. The mysterious ‘execution-style’ killings of young men in Indiana

The Stormtrumpers are scary, angry people. That said, we don't need to cry wolf in situations like this. All that does is desensitize people, and cause more doubt when TRUE hate crimes are committed.

[hr]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/02/28/the-mysterious-execution-style-murders-of-three-young-muslims-in-indiana/

By Peter Holley February 28

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The three victims — 23-year-old Mohamedtaha Omar, 20-year-old Adam Mekki and 17-year-old Muhannad Tairab — were discovered with multiple gunshot wounds inside a home that police labeled a “party house,” according to ABC affiliate WPTA-TV.

They were members of a diaspora community from Africa’s eastern Sahel region, according to Al Jazeera. There were conflicting reports on Sunday as to the religion of the three Americans. Local outlets described the victims as Muslim, but Darfur People’s Association founder and vice president Motasim Adam, who visited with the families Saturday, told the Associated Press that Omar and Tairab were Muslim and Mekki was Christian.

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Investigators said they believe the killings occurred within a one-hour window or so, between the time a group of people left the home and later returned to find the victims. Hamilton said it would be hard for one person to carry out three killings at once, leading investigators to suspect that more than one person was involved in the crime. Investigators have not released a motive for the killings.

Rusty York, the city’s public safety director, told WPTA-TV that investigators do not think the killing was motivated by the victims’ religious affiliation.

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[AngryAmish]

8. 100 murdered so far this year in Chicago, no one gives a shit.