MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - The State Attorney’s Office announced it will pursue hate crime charges against a man accused of opening fire on two men whom he believed were Palestinian.
27-year-old Mordechai Brafman already faces two counts of attempted murder after he drove by and opened fir on a father and his son along Pine Tree Drive Saturday night. Police said he told investigators his victims were “two Palestinians.”
The father and son , who were vacationing in Miami, were struck in the shoulder and arm.
On Monday, 7News spoke with Ari Rabi, who said, he and his father are Jewish, not Palestinian.
“It’s crazy, it’s crazy,” said Rabi.
“They feel…also, a lot scared,” said Rabi’s uncle, Max Gurlovsky, who was helping translate for the two victims. “It doesn’t matter who you are. Palestinian, Israeli. Why you taking the gun and trying to kill us?”
Both are recovering.
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