An advocacy group is calling for a hate crime investigation after what they described as possible bullet holes were discovered at a Muslim Community Center.
The office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR, is calling for Chicago police to investigate, a CAIR-release said, calling the incident that occurred over the last week an attack aimed at the Muslim community.
Ahmed Rehab, Executive Director of CAIR-Chicago, said, ” It’s unclear what the source of what look like bullet holes is, whether a gun, a BB gun, or something else, but what seems clear is that the person who inflicted this damage on a Muslim house of worship did not come in peace. This attack is not just on a building; it is an attack on the Muslim community’s safety and right to worship freely.”
The Muslim community has been deeply concerned by this discovery at the center at 4380 N. Elston Ave., the group said, which follows a rise in such incidents nationwide.
CAIR said authorities have begun looking into the matter, but initial reports categorize the incident as property damage.