China News Service, May 6th. According to a report by the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on the 5th, on the 4th local time, two 66-year-old and 67-year-old Asian female shop assistants were suddenly caught by a man in a store in Maryland, USA. Attack with a brick.
At present, the man involved has been arrested and charged with two counts of intentional injury.
The authorities did not specify whether the incident was considered a hate crime.
Data map: On April 17, local time, hundreds of people participated in a rally against discrimination against Asians in Millbrae, San Francisco Bay Area.
With the outbreak and spread of the new crown epidemic, there has been a surge of discrimination and violence against Asian groups in American society.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Guanguan
According to reports, police said that the attack occurred shortly after midnight at a hotel in Baltimore.
The two women are shop assistants.
When a man broke into the store, they were closing the store.
Surveillance video shows that a man forcibly entered the store and scuffled with one of the women when he tried to close the door. He later attacked another woman shortly afterwards.
The police said the two women were sent to the hospital for treatment and their injuries were not life-threatening.
John Yun is the son of one of the victims and the nephew of the other.
John revealed that his aunt had blue eyes and more than 25 stitches on her head.
The victim’s lawyer, Robert Hur, stated that his client was “recovering from a serious injury” and urged everyone to do their best to oppose targeting any members of the city and community, including Asian Americans. Prejudice, hatred and violence.
Police said 50-year-old Daryl Doles (Daryl Doles) was charged with two counts of intentional assault.
The authorities did not specify whether the incident was considered a hate crime.