Man threatened to shoot Muslim woman in alleged hate crime, police say
03/24/2017 6:35 am PDT
via KTLA
SAN FRANCISCO -- (Los Angeles Times/KTLA) -- A San Francisco man was arrested on suspicion of threatening to shoot a woman wearing a hijab because she is Muslim, police said Thursday.
Joshua Ruano, 27, is being held on suspicion of making a criminal threat with a hate-crime enhancement, according to the San Francisco Police Department.
The woman and her toddler son were playing in a park just after 7 p.m. March 17 near the Mission District when Ruano approached her, police said in a written statement.
He allegedly made anti-Muslim comments and threatened to shoot her, according to the Police Department.
