Chicago police explain why they think beating was hate crime
CHICAGO — The Latest on the beating of a white man in Chicago that was broadcast live on Facebook (all times local):
3 p.m.
Chicago police say there was never any doubt the beating of a white man broadcast live on Facebook would be investigated as a hate crime.
They say the four black suspects face hate crime charges because they were shouting racial slurs at the victim and because they referred to his mental capacity.