ST. LOUIS – The FBI is investigating whether hate crimes were committed during two St. Louis-area attacks last month where suspects allegedly referenced Ferguson.
The St. Louis suburb has been at the center of racial strife and protests since 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was black and unarmed, was fatally shot by a white Ferguson police officer in August.
The FBI confirmed Monday it was looking into a possible hate crime in the case of a white man accused of punching 54-year-old former Cardinals outfielder Curt Ford, who is black, at a convenience store in Fenton. The suspect allegedly told Ford, "Go back to Ferguson."
In the other attack, a black man is accused of asking a 45-year-old white man what he thought about the "Mike Brown situation" before attacking him on a train.
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