Rochester MN Pastor Assaulted, Insulted in Apartment Home Invasion

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December 19, 2017   Rochester MN Pastor Assaulted, Insulted in Apartment Home Invasion Pastor was home in his apartment alone when he heard his dog start barking loudly, When he walked from his bedroom to the front living room he saw two strange black males (KIMT) wearing dark clothing in the living room. they  pushed him down, punched him in the face and hit him with a “stick-like object.” and called him a “lousy Christian.” (so they knew he was a pastor and targeted him, not random victim) he suffered bruises, and believes they may have kicked his dog. Suspects not identified or arrested

similar: March 22, 2017 Man suspected in brutal attack on Valley pastor called 911 identified by police Henry Dominguez Chacon  Los Angeles area

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• Attacks on Clergy religious hate crime 
• Black suspects 
• Hate crime
• Minnesota
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1. Police: Pastor assaulted after two found in apartment - KIMT www.kimt.com/.../Police-Pastor-assaulted-after-two-found-in-apartment-467724233.h...  4 days ago - ROCHESTER, Minn. – Rochester police say a pastor was assaulted after two people broke into an apartment on the city's northwest side. At round 4:50 on Dec. 29, police responded to the 1000 block of 41st St. NW after a pastor went from the bedroom to the living room and saw two black males wearing ...Rochester Pastor Reports Assault in his Apartment - KROC-AM
2. krocam.com/rochester-pastor-reports-assault-in-his-apartment/  4 days ago - Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - Rochester police are investigating a reported assault of a clergy member. The 40-year-old local church pastor says he was at his apartment in the 1,000 block of 41st St NW Friday afternoon when two strange men walked in.  the two men called him a “lousy Christian” and assaulted him. After they left he called police.
3. Church Pastor Assaulted in his Home | KAALTV.com www.kaaltv.com/news/rochester-mn-church-pastor-assaulted/4727223/    January 02, 2018 10:34 AM. (ABC 6 News) -- Rochester police were called to an apartment on the 1000 block of 41 St. NW just before 5 p.m. on Friday, December 29. According to Rochester Police Captain John Sherwin, a church pastor lives in the home. The pastor told police he was home alone when he heard his dog ... 
4. Rochester pastor assaulted during home invasion | Crime & Courts ... www.postbulletin.com › News- Authorities investigated an alleged assault on a Rochester man that happened last Friday afternoon in his apartment.