Suspect charged with terrorism, hate crime in shooting of Jewish man in Chicago

Maria Simulescu

Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Authorities in Chicago have charged a suspect accused of shooting a Jewish man walking to a synagogue in the city, then engaging law enforcement in a firefight over the weekend, with federal hate and terrorism charges, alleging he planned the attack and was targeting those of the Jewish faith. Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, 22, was in the hospital Thursday as Chicago authorities announced the new and rare charges against him. Advertisement He was already facing numerous charges,