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  • Imam and Assistant Shot Dead Saturday in NY; Witness Blames Trump

    Liz Miller, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Aug 14, 2016

    A Queens, NY Imam was shot in the head and his assistant was shot in the chest by an unknown gunman in broad daylight as they left prayer services at the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid Mosque in Ozone Park. Around 1:50 pm EST, the two men were walking together when a strange man approached them, pulled out a large handgun, and started firing. The shooter, who fled the scene, was described by witnesses as tall and dark-skinned, possibly Hispanic, wearing a dark blue shirt and short...

  • Four Men Convicted in Long Beach Campos Murder

    Christine Emerson, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Aug 12, 2016

    The four men who kidnapped and then murdered Hector Jauregui Campos, 24, were each sentenced on August 10 to 16 years to life in prison. On September 7, 2012, Campos was shot twice, beaten, strangled, and yet survived a trip to the hospital and did not succumb to his injuries until the next day. On July 25, 2016, four men were convicted of carrying out the brutal attack. Jose Duenas, 23, Christopher Arevalo Ramirez, 24, Rafael Antonio Portales, 25, and Rafael Bravo, 25, were...