Yemeni Grocer Wounded in Possible Hate Crime
A Yemeni grocer has been shot in what officials fear is a pattern of backlash against Middle Easterners following the Sept. 11 attacks.
Fadhl Albusaisa was attacked Wednesday night in the doorway of his S-Mart convenience store in this small town about 45 miles south of Fresno, according to police. He was shot in the right shoulder and is expected to survive.
The shooting came as Central Valley authorities have been investigating the Sept. 29 slaying of another Yemeni shopkeeper in Reedley, about 30 miles away. The slain man, Abdo Ahmed, had received death threats before he was shot. In both cases, the assailant did not try to rob the shopkeeper.
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