PA - 4 males charged w/hate crime against students involving gun, Lehigh University - Bethlehem, 15 Apr 2023

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4 charged in alleged hate crime involving gun at Lehigh U.

The victim was attacked a second time after another student let the suspects into a dorm, assuming they had friends inside, the DA said.

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BETHLEHEM, Pa. - The Northampton County district attorney is releasing more details about an alleged hate crime on Lehigh University's campus.

Four people are now facing charges in the assaults on a student in the early-morning hours of April 15, said DA Houck, in a news release Tuesday.

The incident started when the victim, who is Black, and two friends were walking home around 2 a.m. in the area of Packer Avenue and Webster Street. A vehicle drove by and someone inside yelled a racial slur at the victim, Houck said.

Charged are:

• Brandon John, 22, of East Norriton; simple assault and harassment
• Michael Rosta, 21, of Hatfield; burglary and simple assault
• Nabil Jameel, 22, of Hatfield; simple assault
• Cameron Graf, 22, of Hatfield; simple assault and harassment

Each of the suspects admitted to police their involvement in the incident, the DA said.

The victim was not seriously physically hurt.

Hatfield borough and East Norriton township are suburbs of Philly, far from the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton area, so these aren't "townies" by any stretch of the imagination.