Updated: 07/04/2009 5:42 PM KSTP.com | 
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By: Kari Otkin
Mpls. Police Investigate Possible Hate Crime
Police are investigating a reported hate crime, after three men were attacked outside a Minneapolis bar. The victims say they were attacked because of their skin color.
They say a man jumped from some bushes near the corner of 17th Avenue and University and started yelling racial slurs at them Thursday night. That's when they say Richard Brown, of Minneapolis, attacked them with a six inch knife.
One victims tells 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS the attack was unprovoked.
Brown was charged with second degree assault with bias. He could face up to 12 years in prison if convicted.
