Customer sprays two men with gasoline for speaking Spanish, Colorado police say
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Police are seeking a man who sprayed two people with gasoline at an Aurora service station after yelling at them for speaking Spanish, Colorado police reported.
The man could face hate-crime charges in the 11 p.m. July 23 attack, Aurora police said in a news release posted Tuesday, Aug. 2.
He first confronted two men speaking Spanish inside the Rocket Gas Station at 1100 S. Havana St., telling them “they don’t belong here,” police said. The man then followed them outside.
He sprayed them with gasoline, then looked for a lighter to set them aflame, the release said. The man also broke the back window of their vehicle with a rock and stole their keys.
Police ask that anyone with information call 303-627-1661 or email StopHate@auroragov.org.
This story was originally published August 3, 2022 at 10:31 AM with the headline "Customer sprays two men with gasoline for speaking Spanish, Colorado police say."