Targeted Hate Crime: Palestinian Students Shot in Vermont

The mother of one of the Palestinian American college students shot near the University of Vermont believes the men were targeted in a hate crime. The three men, who speak Arabic and wear kaffiyehs, were shot by a white male while walking near the campus. The mother insists that the shooting should be treated as a hate crime due to the victims' ethnicity and appearance. One of the students is paralyzed from the midtorso downward, and the others are recovering physically but struggling emotionally. The suspect has been charged with attempted murder, and prosecutors are considering whether to treat the shootings as hate crimes.