Member of "Alt-Reich Nation" Facebook Group Arrested in Murder of Black College StudentBy Osita Nwanevu
MAY 22 2017 12:04 PM
Sean Urbanski, Richard Collins III.
Photo illustration by Slate. Photos via University of Maryland Police, Richard Collins III/Facebook.On Sunday, University of Maryland police chief David Mitchell announced that the FBI had been called on to assist in the investigation of the murder of black visiting student Richard Collins III as a hate crime. Mitchell’s [
sic] suspected killer Sean Urbanski, who has been charged with first and second degree murder and first degree assault, is a member of a racist Facebook group called Alt-Reich Nation.
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Mitchell asked for the FBI's help after discovering Urbanski's Facebook group, which was taken down on Sunday. From Buzzfeed:
"When I looked at the information that’s contained on that website, suffice to say that it’s despicable. It shows extreme bias against women, Latinos, members of the Jewish faith, and especially African-Americans,” Mitchell said at a press conference. “Which brings up questions as to the motive in this case. Knowing that, we will continue to look for digital evidence, among other items of evidentiary value.”
Collins was due to graduate from Bowie State University on Tuesday. He was 23 and had just been commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army.
