Police haven't said what may have compelled the accused, Craig Stephen Hicks, to allegedly carry out the attack Tuesday evening. He turned himself in to police later in the night.

But given the victims' religion and comments the alleged shooter apparently left on a Facebook page, many social media users wondered what role, if any, the victims' faith played.

The victims were Muslims: Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23; Yusor Mohammad, 21; and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19.

Barakat was Mohammad's husband; Abu-Salha was her sister, the school said.

Barakat was a second-year student at the UNC School of Dentistry, who was raising money on a fundraising site to provide dental care to Syrian refugees in Turkey.

He had been married for just over a month to Yusor Mohammad, who was planning to begin her dental studies at UNC in the fall, according to the school.

Abu-Salha was a student at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.

All three had been shot in the head, sources told CNN affiliate WRAL.

This is a crime. Also, it's a crime that is possibly motivated by religious hatred. We don't know yet.

Regardless, we can expect that he will be indicted by a Christian prosecutor, found guilty by a Christian jury, and sentenced by a Christian judge. In the U.S. and the rest of the infidel West, a Christian murdering members of a Muslim minority will be dealt with swiftly by the law. In the Islamic world, a Muslim can rape or murder a member of a Christian minority with impunity and the law will not act specifically because the life of a Christian is not worth the same as that of a Muslim.

From CNN this morning:

In one post widely shared online, Hicks, who claimed he is an atheist, allegedly wrote: "When it comes to insults, your religion started this, not me. If your religion kept its big mouth shut, so would I."

hmmmm . . . ?

Faux News spinning . . .

Shaitaan 'deflecting' as per weasel norm. . . red herrings fast & furious

Redux...."trolling" as per your norm....twisting and quote mining

the public record in the age of the internet is y'all worst nightmare

if what it takes is "quote mining," "trolling," etc., to do the job, as long as i don't lie, it's all good

Parking spat linked to N.C. killing of 3 Muslim students

Doug Stanglin, USA TODAY 10:31 a.m. EST February 11, 2015

(Photo: Our Three Winners/Facebook)

An ongoing dispute over an apartment parking space may have led to the shooting deaths of three Muslim college students in North Carolina, but investigators are trying to determine if the killings could also have been hate-motivated, police said Wednesday.

Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, who turned himself in to the Chatham County Sheriff's Office, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the fatal shootings Tuesday afternoon at an apartment building in Chapel Hill.

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Outrage surges over Muslim students murders

The victims, all shot in the head, were identified as Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, and his wife, Yusor Mohammad, 21, of Chapel Hill, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19, of Raleigh, police said. The two female victims were sisters.

Friends posted a Facebook page in their honor on Wednesday.

Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, shown in a booking photo was arrested in connection with the shooting of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill, N.C. , Feb.10. 2015. (Photo: Durham County Sheriff's office)

It was not immediately clear if the religion of the victims was a factor in the shootings.

Police said an ongoing dispute over a parking space may have led to the killings, but that investigators were looking into the reasons behind the "senseless and tragic act."

"We understand the concerns about the possibility that this was hate-motivated and we will exhaust every lead to determine if that is the case," Chapel Hill Police Chief Chris Blue said in a statement. "Our thoughts are with the families and friends of these young people who lost their lives so needlessly."

Nihad Awad, national executive director of the Council of American Islamic Relations, called on authorities Wednesday to determine as quickly as possible whether religion was a factor in the killings.

"Based on the brutal nature of this crime, the past anti-religion statements of the alleged perpetrator, the religious attire of two of the victims, and the rising anti-Muslim rhetoric in American society, we urge state and federal law enforcement authorities to quickly address speculation of a possible bias motive in this case," Awad said in a statement.

The killings triggered an outcry overnight on Twitter -- under the hashtag #MuslimLivesMatter -- by those who feel the victims were marked by their religion.

The triple-murder in this quiet college town shocked friends and neighbors.

"It's a very quiet community," resident Bethany Boring told WRAL-TV. "It's a lot of graduate and professional students. You know, professional families."

Barakat, a second-year dental student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Yusor Mohammad were married in late December. They traveled to Turkey last year to provide free dental care to students, according to their friends' Facebook page.

Contributing: Associated Press

sad

what the heck wrong with you American 

Guyana looks good. In Guyana they kill for money, in America they kill for nothing-- non Christian.

Chapel Hill shooting deaths motivated by neighbour dispute over parking, police say

Michael Biesecker, Associated Press | February 11, 2015 10:55 AM ET, Source - National Post

This image provided by the Durham County Sheriff's Office shows a booking photo of Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, who was arrested on three counts of murder early Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. He is being held at the Durham County Jail. Police were responding to a report of gunshots around 5:15 p.m. Tuesday when they found three people who were pronounced dead at the scene.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — An ongoing parking dispute between neighbours sparked the shooting deaths of three family members at a quiet condominium complex near the University of North Carolina campus, police said Wednesday.

 

Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, was charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the Tuesday shooting, Chapel Hill police said. He is being held at the Durham County Jail and was expected to make a first court appearance Wednesday morning.

 

Police say Hicks is co-operating, and that their preliminary investigation showed that the parking dispute was the motive.

 

The victims were identified as Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, Yusor Mohammad, 21, and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19.

Barakat and Mohammad were married, and Abu-Salha was Mohammad’s sister, according to UNC.

 

AP Photo/The News & Observer, Al DragoIn this Tuesday,

Feb. 10, 2015 photo, Chapel Hill police officers investigate

the scene of three murders near Summerwalk Circle in

Chapel Hill, N.C.

 

Barakat was a second-year dental student there, and Yusor was scheduled to begin dental studies in the fall.

 

Both had graduated from North Carolina State University, school spokesman Mick Kulikowski said. Barakat graduated with a business administration degree in the spring of 2013. Mohammad graduated in December with a biological sciences degree.

 

Abu-Salha was a second-year design major who had started classes last fall, Kulikowski said.

 

The neighbourhood where they were found — immediately east of campus — consists mostly of apartments and condominiums rented by students. Neighbours there said Wednesday morning that never before seen police or had crime problems.

 

“It’s a very quiet community,” resident Bethany Boring told WRAL-TV. “It’s a lot of graduate and professional students. You know, professional families.”

sad three young people lives gone

for a parking spot.

https://twitter.com/ozchrisroc...t=565526766983577601

Rednecks Dogs are a DANGER to America!!!  Sad indeed!!!  I would not live in the South!!!

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