A Minnesota lawmaker who condemned an anti-LGBTQ+ attack on an ice cream parlor has gone silent after the identity of the arsonist was revealed.
Minneapolis City Councilmember Jason Chavez denounced the Molotov cocktail attack on Fletcher’s Ice Cream & Café in October.
‘I am sad to hear about Fletcher’s Ice Cream & Café being targeted in Northeast Minneapolis. The attack happened directly below a prominently displayed LGBTQIA+ flag,’ he wrote on social media at the time.
‘At a time when marginalized communities are being even more targeted than has always been the case, it is important that we as a city condemn this behavior. We must also reaffirm our commitment to equality and the safety of our LGBTQIA+ neighbors.’
However, Chavez has not addressed the attack in the months after the identity of the arsonist was revealed.
Firomsa Ahmed Umar, 31, was convicted of arson with a hate crime enhancer for the firebombing on Thursday.
Firomsa Ahmed Umar
According to federal court documents, Umar threw homemade destructive devices at Fletcher’s Ice Cream & Café on two different occasions, once on October 19 and again on October 20.
Surveillance footage showed a car registered to Umar at the scene during both attacks, and he was arrested on October 20 wearing a traditional Islamic robe, according to court documents.
In each incident, he threw glass bottles filled with gasoline. One contained a mixture known as ‘improvised napalm,’ prosecutors said.
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