Korean tourists attacked in Seattle: reports
A man faces hate-crime charges after allegedly attacking Korean tourists in Seattle on Christmas Day. Gettyimagesbank
By Jung Min-ho
A man was charged with a hate crime after allegedly attacking Korean tourists in Seattle last week, according to local media Wednesday (KST).
Citing court documents,
reported that the suspect, 30, yelled, “I hate Chinese,” at a group of Korean men before assaulting two of them near the AMC movie theater at Pacific Place on Christmas Day.
The visitors from California, Missouri and Korea told police that the man hit one of them in the face and punched another in the back.
The suspect, who was convicted of felony assault in 2004 and 2016, has had 16 arrest warrants since 2016.
“Visitors to Seattle deserve to feel safe in the heart of our city,” the nonprofit organization Downtown Seattle Association's spokesman was quoted as saying.
“With a string of recent arrests, it's clear this individual isn't getting the help he needs. We need to fix a system that is failing both the community and the repeat offender.”