Man shouting 'anti-Muslim slurs' fatally stabs two men in Portland
Two men were fatally stabbed in Portland, Oregon on Friday after they came to the aid of two women who were being harassed because they appeared to be Muslim, police said.
On Saturday, Portland police named the suspect as Jeremy Joseph Christian and said he was being held without bail at the Multnomah County jail.
The 35-year-old, a known white supremacist according to a report by the Portland Mercury , was booked on two counts of aggravated murder, one count of attempted murder, two counts of intimidation in the second degree, and one count of felon in possession of a restricted weapon.
He could face additional charges after the case is presented to a grand jury.
He is due to be arraigned on Monday.
In a statement, Portland police said the attacker shouted ethnic and religious slurs at the women on a commuter train at the Hollywood transit station.
Witnesses told police that the two young women were possibly Muslim. One wore a hijab.
Three men who intervened were stabbed, two fatally, and Christian was arrested shortly after he got off the train.
The women left the scene before police could interview them.
Portland police did not identify the suspect or the victims.
The third victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
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