Following the death of Lebanese-American Khalid Jabara in the United States, the online community came together to raise awareness surrounding numerous hate crimes in the country.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton also denounced the murder in a Facebook post Thursday.
Jabara's sister, Victoria Jabara Williams, posted a thorough explanation to Facebook, explaining what happened prior to the death of her brother.
Clinton shared Williams' post, with a caption that read: "my heart breaks for you and your family over the loss of your brother Khalid. An attack like this is an attack on all of us, and we must come together to ensure that no other family loses a beloved son or daughter because of prejudice and bigotry."
Last week, Lebanese-American Khalid Jabara was allegedly murdered at gunpoint by his neighbor Vernon Majors, after a long history of harassment.
Majors nearly killed Khalid’s mother in a hit-and-run last year, shortly after calling the family “filthy Lebanese,” according to The Washington Post .
Jabara took precautionary measures when he learned Majors was released from jail and was now armed. Unfortunately, the “police came and told him there was nothing to be done.”
Since then, activists have come together to raise funds for Jabara's family in a crowdfunding campaign, which has already exceeded its $15,000 goal.