Advocate weighs in after Richmond man says people chased him with bats, yelled racial slurs

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A local advocate is weighing in on racially-motivated crimes after an Asian-American man told 8News that a group of people chased him with bats and yelled racial slurs in Richmond.

The 23-year-old said the incident happened around midnight Wednesday, Aug. 13, after he left Cobra Cabana, a restaurant in the city. He told 8News that a group of people got out of a white pickup truck, chased him with baseball bats and yelled racial slurs as he walked to his apartment.

The Richmond Police Department confirmed its officers are investigating this case…

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