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Police Blame Road Rage For Murder Of Muslim Teen In Virginia

This undated image provided by the Hassanen family shows Nabra Hassanen in Fairfax, Va. Police in Fairfax, Va., said Monday, June 19, 2017, that "road rage" was to blame for the slaying of a 17-year-old Muslim girl who was walking with friends to her mosque between Ramadan prayers this weekend. (Courtesy Hassanen Family via AP)
This undated image provided by the Hassanen family shows Nabra Hassanen in Fairfax, Va. Police in Fairfax, Va., said Monday, June 19, 2017, that "road rage" was to blame for the slaying of a 17-year-old Muslim girl who was walking with friends to her mosque between Ramadan prayers this weekend. (Courtesy Hassanen Family via AP)

Police in Fairfax County, Virginia, say the murder of a 17-year-old Muslim girl on Sunday was a case of road rage, not a hate crime. Nabra Hassanen and a group of friends were returning to their mosque after a late-night visit to a fast-food restaurant when someone in the group got into an argument with the suspect, Darwin Martinez Torres.

The killing has put the local Muslim community on edge. Here & Now‘s Robin Young gets the latest from WAMU’s Carmel Delshad ( @cdelshad).

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