Federal hate crime charges have been announced against a Georgia man after he allegedly shot into two grocery stores. He is accused of being motivated by race.
Highlights
- Larry Edward Foxworth allegedly fired a gun repeatedly into two convenience stores at 2:30 a.m.
- on July 30, 2021.
- The indictment alleges that Foxworth, who is white, was motivated to shoot into the stores because of the perceived race, color or national origin of the people inside the stores.
- Foxworth is charged with two counts of committing a federal hate crime and discharging a firearm to commit a violent crime.
- This is the first time in about eight years that hate crime charges have been filed in the Northern District of Georgia, a spokesperson for the U.S.
- Attorney’s Office said.