A 21-year-old is facing charges for a hate crime after beating an elderly Black man unconscious.

According to investigators, Albert Gallegos approached the 92-year-old man from behind at a southeast Houston metro stop. An anonymous witness said she saw Gallegos throw large rocks at the man.

In a Harris County probable cause document, law enforcement officials accuse him of attacking the man solely because of his skin color. Officials say it’s because his mother is dating a Black man.

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According to Click2Houston, the reporting officer said he "read multiple case(s) involving the suspect and the suspect is obviously a violent person and has hatred towards African Americans because (his) mother is dating a Black male. After reading these reports about the suspect's history I can clearly see the suspect is picking his victims on the basis of their skin color, the victim in (the officer's) case is a 92-year-old Black male who has never dealt with or had any type of interaction with the suspect."

A recent FBI study showed Black people are targeted the most in hate crimes. Hate crimes, in general, have also been increasing in numbers.

Gallegos is also charged with aggravated assault in another case.

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