Man accused of stabbing 2 on Upper West Side charged with hate crimes, police say
Police say Raul Morales faces attempted murder and assault charges after allegedly targeting an Asian man and a Jewish man in separate attacks.
- On Friday, police charged 51-year-old Raul Morales with attempted murder and assault as a hate crime following his arrest on Thursday. He allegedly stabbed two people on the Upper West Side.
- Morales allegedly yelled 'Allahu Akbar' while stabbing an Asian man with a knife and a Jewish man with a screwdriver, officials said. The two attacks occurred several blocks apart on the Upper West Side.
- Around midday Friday, officers searched the 11th-floor apartment where Morales lived in a NYCHA building on Amsterdam Avenue. Authorities seized personal items during the investigation into the motive behind the attacks.
- Neighbor Carlos Ramos and Morales's roommate expressed shock at the allegations, describing him as a 'lonely person' who never displayed violence. Ramos recalled Morales frequently greeted neighbors politely outside the building.
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani called the attacks 'hateful and despicable,' yet several Jewish elected officials criticized him Friday for allegedly fueling antisemitism through rhetoric regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The incident intensified political friction over hate-crime response.
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