A New York City man faces charges of murder after he allegedly killed his Hispanic roommate by stabbing him 47 times, in what District Attorney Alvin Bragg called a "hate crime."
Hosameldin Ismail, 34, was indicted on Monday on two counts of second-degree murder as a hate crime and one count of second-degree murder.
According to a press release from Bragg’s office, Ismail was renting a room in an apartment shared with Maximito Polanco-Parra and others for about a month.
At about 4 p.m. on May 30, 2023, Polanco-Parra returned to the Inwood apartment on Arden Street near Sherman Avenue.
Moments later, the release said, Ismail approached Polanco-Parra from behind and stabbed him 47 times in the head, neck and chest, in what the DA called an anti-Hispanic attack.
The suspect tried to flee the scene but officers with the New York Police Department stopped and apprehended him outside the apartment building.
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During the apprehension, officers recovered several kitchen knives from Ismail.
Responding emergency crews pronounced Polanco-Parra dead at the scene.
"As alleged, Maximito Polanco-Parra was blatantly targeted because of his race in this jarring, violent attack," said District Attorney Bragg. "I join the family and friends of Mr. Polanco-Parra in mourning the loss of their loved one."
