MARYLAND — Federal Authorities and local officials are investigating the stabbing death of Bowie State University student Richard Collins III as a possible hate crime.
On Saturday, around 3:05 a.m., the University of Maryland Police Department responded to a knife assault on Regents Drive near Montgomery Hall.
Responding officers located a male victim on the sidewalk suffering from a stab wound to the chest. Officers provided medical assistance until paramedics arrived. Collins was taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead by medical staff. Collins was reportedly waiting on an Uber when he was attacked—-unprovoked.
Prince George’s County Police stopped a suspect on Regents Drive near Montgomery Hall. Witnesses positively identified the suspect as the male who assaulted the victim. The male was taken into UMPD custody where charges are pending.
The Baltimore Sun reported: UM’s police chief said Sunday that the suspect, Sean Christopher Urbanski, of Severna Park, was a member of an offensive, racist Facebook group. An FBI official, who said the federal agency will assist with UM’s investigation, said officials are investigating it as a possible hate crime, but that they have not made a formal determination of a motive.
Urbanski has been charged with murder.
UMD police chief says murder suspect told victim to “step left if you know what’s good for you” before stabbing
— Lindsay Watts (@LindsayAWatts) May 21, 2017
The investigation continues.
