Man Accused In Racially Motivated Rampage Enters Courtroom Shouting
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on a man accused of gunning down four white men in Fresno, California, in a racially motivated attack (all times local):
9:03 a.m.
The suspect in this week's racially motivated shooting rampage in Fresno entered a courtroom early Friday shouting that natural disasters striking America will increase.
Kori Ali Muhammad then shouted twice during a minute-long hearing: "Let black people go in reparations."
He was charged Thursday with killing unarmed security guard Carl Williams at a Motel 6 a week earlier.
Authorities say Williams was the first of four killings by Muhammad. Police say he told them that learning he was wanted for the Williams killing spurred him to try to kill as many white people as possible before he was caught.
Fresno County Superior Court Judge W. Kent Hamlin assigned a doctor to examine Muhammad. He set bail at $2.6 million.
He's due to return for arraignment on May 12.
Muhammad is accused of the killings Tuesday of three other white men.
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12:01 a.m.:
The suspect in this week's Fresno, California, mass shooting is set to appear in court to face a first-degree murder charge in a killing five days earlier.
Kori Ali Muhammad has his arraignment scheduled for Friday morning in a Fresno County courthouse.
On Thursday, he was charged with killing unarmed security guard Carl Williams at a Motel 6 a week earlier.
Authorities say Williams was the first of four killings by Muhammad. Police say he told them that learning he was wanted for the Williams killing spurred him to try to kill as many white people as possible before he was caught.
Police say he shot three other white men at random on Tuesday.
Prosecutors say they're waiting to file those charges while investigators assemble their case.
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