Hate Crime Considered in Kentucky Grocery Shooting

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JEFFERSONTOWN, Ky.—The fatal shooting death of two black grocery patrons by a white gunman is being investigated as a possible hate crime, a U.S. official said on Oct. 26.

Federal investigators are examining if there were any violations of federal law, “which includes potential civil rights violations such as hate crimes,” said U.S. Attorney Russell M. Coleman in Louisville.