A man arrested for allegedly stabbing an Asian man in Chinatown in what police have called an unprovoked attack was not charged with a hate crime, contrary to what authorities said Friday.
Salman Muflihi, a 23-year-old Brooklyn man who turned himself into police Thursday night, has been charged with second-degree attempted murder, first- and second-degree assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, according the criminal complaint.
A police spokesperson told NBC News Friday afternoon that the attempted homicide charge was replaced with second-degree murder as a hate crime and assault as a hate crime in addition to forgery and criminal possession charges.
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