Deputies have released additional information, including a suspect sketch, in connection with a hit-and-run on the Stanford University campus that is being investigated as a hate crime.
STANFORD – According to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, a Stanford student of Syrian descent was struck by the suspect at Campus Drive and Ayrshire Farm Lane around 1:50 p.m. on Friday. The driver yelled to the victim 'F--- you and your people' before leaving the scene.Deputies said the student believed he was targeted because of a t-shirt he wore, which had 'Damascus', Syria's capital, written in Arabic.
Following a preliminary investigation by the California Highway Patrol, the Sheriff's Office took over the hate crime investigation earlier this week.On Thursday, deputies released a sketch of the suspect. The victim described the suspect as a white male adult in his mid-20s, unshaven, wearing a gray top and prescription glasses.The suspect was driving a black Toyota SUV.
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