He has two babies and a wife, and they are not working right now,” Syed’s friend Luna Nunez told KSL, a media and broadcasting company based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nunez, who set up the GoFundMe page, detailed the sequence of events in an interaction with local television network affiliate ABC Salt Lake City.
How the attack unfoldedThe alleged attacker, Larsen, who has a history of violence, reportedly went around the mall asking people their religion.
Story continues below this ad“Sohail said yes, and he just began stabbing him,” Nunez said.
Another account of the violent encounter mentioned that the suspect asked the Muslim mall worker for his name, religion and then indicated he wanted a bottle of water.
Syed was bleeding profusely from multiple stab wounds across his body when police officers arrived on the scene, according to the affidavit.
“I know he doesn’t have insurance. He’s the only man that is working in his family. He has two babies and a wife, and they are not working right now,” Syed’s friend Luna Nunez told KSL, a media and broadcasting company based in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Nunez, who set up the GoFundMe page, detailed the sequence of events in an interaction with local television network affiliate ABC Salt Lake City.
How the attack unfolded
The alleged attacker, Larsen, who has a history of violence, reportedly went around the mall asking people their religion. Then he asked Syed where he was from.
Upon hearing that he was from India, he further probed, asking if Syed was “Muslim”.
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“Sohail said yes, and he just began stabbing him,” Nunez said.
Another account of the violent encounter mentioned that the suspect asked the Muslim mall worker for his name, religion and then indicated he wanted a bottle of water. As Syed turned to fetch the bottle of water, the attacker began stabbing him, the Salt Lake Tribune reported, citing comments from Imam Shuaib Din, who leads the Utah Islamic Centre and had been in contact with the victim’s family.
Suspect had history of violent incidents
According to court documents, prosecutors argued Larsen should remain in custody because he posed “a substantial danger to the public” owing to his violent ideology and references to planned mass-casualty events.
