Authorities in New York have reportedly charged a 22-year-old man with hate crimes after he allegedly stabbed a Jewish man while shouting pro-Palestinian slogans on Saturday.
Vincent Sumpter allegedly shouted “Liberate Palestine” and “Do you want to die?” before stabbing his Jewish victim near an ultra-Orthodox Jewish headquarters. Chabad Lubavitch Brooklyn Movement, According to Police also charged Sumpter with eight felony counts and six hate crime counts in connection with the incident, Jewish Week reported, citing an arrest report.
Crown Heights Shmira, a Jewish neighborhood watch group, released video of the stabbing.
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— Crown Heights Shmira (@CHSPshmira) August 11, 2024
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— Crown Heights Shmira (@CHSPshmira) August 11, 2024
The stabbing victim, Yehiel Dabrowskin, said: said According to Israeli media, Dabrowskin was in the middle of a Shabbat event when he was informed that someone outside was threatening children. “I told him to leave,” Dabrowskin said, recalling the man pointing a “pocket knife” at him.
“he [Dabrowskin] “He is grateful to be alive and understands that if the bite had been four centimetres away the outcome would have been very different,” police spokesman Yaakov Beirman said. Chabad-Lubavitch tweeted.
“I visited the victim in hospital this evening. He is grateful to be alive and understands that if the puncture had taken place just four centimetres closer the outcome would have been very different. He is recovering and we expect he will be able to be discharged from hospital within the next 24 to 48 hours. https://t.co/gChDwxuPyi
— Yaakov Beerman (@ChabadLubavitch) August 11, 2024
Bearman added on Twitter that the suspect was detained by the community “until police arrived and made an arrest.”
We can confirm that a hate crime stabbing occurred early this morning, around 2AM, near Eastern Parkway and Kingston Avenue in Crown Heights, near Chabad Headquarters.
The attacker, a black man in his early 20s, shouted “Free Palestine” and exchanged words…
— Yaakov Beerman (@ChabadLubavitch) August 11, 2024
An online fundraiser for Dabrowskin has raised more than $20,000 since the attack, according to Jewish Week.
