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Murdered Bowie State Student Honored At Graduation Ceremony

This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Richard Collins III. Authorities appealed for patience Monday, May 22, 2017, from two college communities reacting in shock, fear and anger after Sean Urbanski, a white University of Maryland student, was arrested in what police called the unprovoked stabbing of a black Bowie State University student. Police and the FBI are investigating the killing of Collins as a possible hate crime, because the suspect, Urbanski, became a member of a racist Facebook group several months ago. (U.S. Army via AP)
This undated photo provided by the U.S. Army shows Richard Collins III. Authorities appealed for patience Monday, May 22, 2017, from two college communities reacting in shock, fear and anger after Sean Urbanski, a white University of Maryland student, was arrested in what police called the unprovoked stabbing of a black Bowie State University student. Police and the FBI are investigating the killing of Collins as a possible hate crime, because the suspect, Urbanski, became a member of a racist Facebook group several months ago. (U.S. Army via AP)

Richard Collins III was stabbed to death at a bus stop on the University of Maryland College Park campus, three days before he was to receive his bachelor’s degree from Bowie State University.

— Neal Augenstein (@AugensteinWTOP) May 23, 2017

The FBI is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. The attacker, Sean Christopher Urbanski, was a member of a Facebook group called “Alt-Reich: Nation.”

Here & Now‘s Robin Young gets an update on the investigation from Patrick Madden (@Patrick_Madden) of Here & Now contributor WAMU. Also, we hear from Master Sgt. Valente Ortiz, senior military instructor at Bowie State University, who knew Collins.

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