8 Killed in Indianapolis FedEx Shooting, Including ‘Significant’ Number of Sikh Employees
More details are being released about a mass shooting at a FedEx warehouse in Indianapolis where eight people lost their lives on Friday, including members of the Sikh community.
The details: Eight people were fatally shot, four inside and four outside the warehouse, while five others were injured and rushed to the hospital, according to the Associated Press.
Rob Bonta to Become the First Filipino American Attorney General of California
California Assemblymember Rob Bonta has been nominated by Gov. Gavin Newsom as the new attorney general on Wednesday.
Bonta, 48, would be the first Filipino American to serve as the state’s Attorney General, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Mass Shooting at Georgia Asian Massage Parlors Leaves 8 Dead, Suspect Arrested
At least eight people have died, four of them of Asian descent, after shootings at three massage parlors near Atlanta, police said on Tuesday.
What happened: Three people were fatally shot at one spa in northeast Atlanta, and a fourth person was killed at a different spa across the street, according to Atlanta Police Chief Rodney Bryant.
Suspect Arrested After High School Teacher’s Nose, Teeth Damaged in Seattle Chinatown Attack
A suspect who is accused of hitting a Japanese high school teacher in the face with a hard object inside a sock in Seattle Chinatown has been arrested.
Seattle police said Thursday that Sean Jeremy Holdip, 41, was arrested in connection with the assault and was being held at the King County Jail, KOMO News reported. It’s unclear if bond has been set.
Couple Finds Anti-Asian Slur Spray-Painted on Car in Georgia Parking Lot
A couple in Suwanee, Georgia discovered their car spray-painted with the racial slur “ch*nk” last Friday, police said.
Sonethida Siharath and her husband were walking back to their Nissan Altima after watching the movie at the Movie Tavern at 2855 Lawrenceville Suwanee Road on Feb. 26 after 9 p.m. when they spotted the derogatory term for Asian people on the vehicle’s passenger side spray-painted in black.
Asian Man, 56, Beaten in Unprovoked Attack While Entering NYC Subway
A 56-year-old Asian man was beaten repeatedly in yet another unprovoked attack outside a Lower East Side subway station in New York City, police said.
The NYPD told NextShark that police responded to a 911 call of an assault in front of 162 East Broadway at around 8:52 p.m. on Tuesday.
Man Fights Back After Robber Targets His Family’s Car in Golden Gate Park in SF
A smash and grab robbery in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park was caught on cell phone video after the victim prevented the suspect from driving off with his belongings by chasing him on foot.
The victim, Jason Andaya, was in Golden Gate Park for 10 minutes with his wife Natalie and son Jasper, 2, when the incident occurred. The family was on a road trip from Seattle, KTVU reported.
Air Force Veteran Beaten, Called ‘Chinese Virus’ in Unprovoked Attack in LA’s Koreatown
An Air Force veteran was attacked in Los Angeles’ Koreatown and called anti-Asian slurs by two men who also threatened to kill him.
Denny Kim, 27, sustained a black eye and fractured nose after he was knocked to the ground in an unprovoked attack on Kenmore Avenue last week, according to NBC Los Angeles.
Police Search for MIT Graduate Considered ‘Armed and Dangerous’ in Murder of Yale Student
Police have identified a person of interest in the fatal shooting of 26-year-old Yale graduate student Kevin Jiang.
Jiang, who attended the Yale School of Environment, was shot to death on Lawrence Street in New Haven, Connecticut on Saturday night.
Andrew Yang Tests Positive for COVID-19
Andrew Yang, the former Democratic presidential candidate and current mayoral candidate of New York City, has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement on Tuesday.
Yang said that he has mild symptoms and will move his campaign to virtual events.
NYC Chef Sparks Outrage for Blaming COVID-19 on Chinese People
A New York City chef has come under fire after filming himself blaming Chinese people for spreading COVID-19 and claiming that they eat bats.
In a video posted on Instagram on Sunday, Chef Jose Luis Chavez, co-founder and owner of Mission Ceviche on Second Avenue, can be heard saying in Spanish, “These Chinese people comes to eat bats and we get this issues god dammit.”
Aung San Suu Kyi Taken at Gunpoint in Early Morning in Military Coup in Myanmar
Myanmar’s de facto civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior government officials were detained in military raids on Sunday, according to a party spokesperson.
A coup d’etat: Suu Kyi’s ruling party won a majority of the parliamentary seats — 396 out of 476 seats up for grabs — in November’s election, according to the Associated Press.