RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A local advocate is weighing in on racially-motivated crimes after an Asian-American man told 8News that a group of people chased him with bats and yelled racial slurs in Richmond.

The 23-year-old said the incident happened around midnight Wednesday, Aug. 13, after he left Cobra Cabana, a restaurant in the city. He told 8News that a group of people got out of a white pickup truck, chased him with baseball bats and yelled racial slurs as he walked to his apartment.

The Richmond Police Department confirmed its officers are investigating this case.

Authorities added that, as of the time of reporting, no other reports of racially-motivated crimes have been made this year. However, Jonathan Zur, CEO of the Virginia Center for Inclusive Communities, said cases like this

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