NYPD Investigating Possible Hate Crime After Muslim Woman Targeted In Brooklyn
Living in Midwood for more than 20 years, Umbrer Nisar has always felt free and safe to walk around her community wearing her traditional Muslim attire.
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Living in Midwood for more than 20 years, Umbrer Nisar has always felt free and safe to walk around her community wearing her traditional Muslim attire.
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Surveillance photos from nearby give a clear look at the man investigators are trying to find.
The woman was identified Friday as 23-year-old Taina Lacend of the Bronx.
Police sources said she was found laying unconscious and unresponsive on the sidewalk in front of a home on Olean Street in Midwood around 6:30 a.m. Thursday.
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