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2017 Fresno shootings
Racially motivated shooting spree in Fresno, California / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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On April 18, 2017, a racially motivated shooting spree occurred in Fresno, California, leaving three white people dead.[10][11] The gunman, Kori Ali Muhammad, a black supremacist, was convicted of four murders and four attempted murders.[12][13][14] Muhammad said he went on his shooting spree because of his hatred for white people and particularly white men.[2][3][4][5] Muhammad fired off 17 shots, shooting and killing three men, shooting at and missing another three men, and shooting at a vehicle with passengers inside. The passengers of the vehicle were unharmed. All of Muhammad's victims were white.[15]
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Location | Fresno, California, United States |
Date | April 13/18, 2017 c. 10:45 a.m. ā c. 10:49 a.m. (PDT) |
Attack type | Shooting spree |
Weapons | .357 Magnum black Colt Python revolver[1] |
Deaths | 4 |
Injured | 0 |
Motive | |
Convicted | Kori Ali Muhammad |
Prior to engaging in the shooting spree, Muhammad shot a security guard dead at a Motel 6 on April 13.[16][2] On his social media posts, police stated that Muhammad made posts of him hating white people and expressing anti-government views.[10] Muhammad shouted, "Allahu Akbar" (translated as "God is the greatest" in Arabic) when he was apprehended; however, police determined that the crime was not due to religious extremism and categorized it instead as a hate crime. Muhammad was not affiliated with any terrorist groups.[10] Kori Muhammad was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[17][18][19][20]