MARYLAND CAMPUS STABBING INVESTIGATED AS HATE CRIME

The FBI is investigating whether the fatal stabbing of a visiting black student by a University of Maryland student who was a member of an online “AltReich” group is a hate crime.

Sean Christopher Urbanski, 22, was charged Sunday with first- and second-degree murder and first-degree assault in the stabbing death of Richard Collins III, 23.

University of Maryland Police Chief David Mitchell said he asked the FBI to assist in the investigation after learning the suspect belonged to a Facebook group called “Alt-Reich: Nation,” where members post disparaging material about African Americans and others.

The Facebook group’s page has since been deleted.