FBI launch hate crime investigation after biracial woman set on fire
The assault took place early Wednesday morning when the woman was driving and stopped at a red light and "heard someone yell out a racial epithet," according to a police incident report.
"She looked and saw four men, all white. She says one used a spray bottle to deploy a liquid on her face and neck, and then threw a flaming lighter at her, causing the liquid to ignite," read the report, which was filed over the phone. Later on Wednesday, Bernstein called 911 to report the incident, according to Michael Johnson, the family spokesperson and president and CEO of Boys and Girls Club of Dane County.
"Our department believes victims, and we take their statement and then thoroughly investigate what they said happened to them," DeSpain told CNN Friday. "We believe this victim, and we are going to work with her and review all the video we can find."
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