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White supremacist James von Brunn shot and fatally wounded a security guard at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Jack Levin, Professor of Sociology and Criminology, joins The Takeaway to talk about the shooting and trends in hate crimes.
An 88-year-old white supremacist with a rifle walked into the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, fatally wounding a security guard. The gunman was identified by law enforcement officials as James W. von Brunn, who embraces conspiracy theories involving Jews, blacks and other minority groups and has waged a personal war with the federal government. Jack Levin, Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Northeastern University joins The Takeaway to talk about the shooting and the trends in hate crimes.