Images Of Skokie Synagogue Hate Crime Suspects Released

Skokie IL

19 May, 2021

12:38 PM

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SKOKIE, IL — Police are looking to identify two people and an SUV involved in this week's vandalism of a Skokie synagogue. In images captured from surveillance video around 12:15 p.m. Sunday, one man is seen placing a sign saying "Freedom for Palestine" on the door of the Persian Hebrew Congregation at 3820 Main St. Another figure gets out of a gray Honda Pilot SUV, walks up to the building with a stick and smashes a front window, leaving the stick behind, police said. Police said the first suspect was wearing a black t-shirt emblazoned with the word "Icon" in red. (via Skokie PD) He also had a white, red, black and green keffiyeh on his head and a black and white checkered mask on his face, along with black jeans and black shoes. The second suspect had dark brown hair and wore a multi-colored keffiyeh around their forehead. They also had on dark-tinted sunglasses, a black mask, a blue hoodie, a red t-shirt, light-colored jeans and red sneakers. Police said the stick-carrying vandal's shirt had light-colored lettering on the front, but it was not clear from the video what it said. (via Skokie PD) EARLIER: Hate Crime Discovered At Skokie Synagogue Skokie police classified the incident as a hate crime due to its apparent motivation. Under Illinois law, a hate crime committed against a religious building is a class 2 felony, which can be punished by anything from probation to seven years in state prison.