By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The FBI is investigating the fatal stabbing of a black college student in Maryland after it was discovered the white suspect belonged to a racist Facebook group called “Alt-Reich.”
ABC News reports that 22-year-old Sean Urbanski, a student at University of Maryland, has been charged in the stabbing death of 23-year-old Richard Collins III, who was a U.S. Army officer.
Calling the attack random and “totally unprovoked,” the university police requested the FBI’s assistance.
“New information obtained today from witnesses and other sources has led law enforcement officials to consider a hate-bias motive in this case,” University of Maryland President Wallace Loh said in a statement Sunday. “To ensure a comprehensive investigation, UMPD today asked the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to provide technical and forensic expertise, which it agreed to do.“
Collins, who was set to graduate from Bowie State University on Tuesday, was visiting UMD campus when he was stabbed by Urbanski, an apparent stranger.
FBI agent investigating deadly fatal stabbing on University of Maryland campus says man killed was U.S. Army officer https://t.co/kNkplQ90op pic.twitter.com/2mvaBlcBNs
— ABC News (@ABC) May 22, 2017
