Police say a driver who hit and killed 4 pedestrians in Ontario targeted them because they were Muslim

• Three adults and a teenager were killed in a hit-and-run in London, Ontario, on Sunday.
• Police told the CBC that the victims were "targeted because of their Islamic faith."
• A 20-year-old man has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder.
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Canadian police say a hit-and-run driver who killed four pedestrians in Ontario on Sunday targeted the victims because they were Muslim.

London, Ontario police said in a press release that a 20-year-old man is accused of killing three adults and one teenager and injuring a child in the hit-and-run on Sunday.

Police told the CBC that the fatal crash was a hate crime and that victims were "targeted because of their Islamic faith."

The 20-year-old man – who has not been publicly identified – has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder, according to the CBC.

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