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Suspect arrested, says killings were not racially motivated; police say it is too early to declare this a hate crime.
From: Inside Story
Why is violence against Asian-Americans on the rise?
Calls for hate-crime charges after women of Asian descent killed in gun attack.
20 Mar 2021
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