FRESNO, CALIFORNIA — Police in Fresno are investigating a hate crime after a black gunman killed three white men in a wild shooting spree yesterday. <br /> <br />Suspect Kori Ali Muhammad was already wanted by the cops after he allegedly shot and killed an unarmed Motel 6 security guard last week, the Los Angeles Time reported. <br /> <br />But the homeless 39-year-old was about to embark on an even deadlier frenzy of violence. <br /> <br />On Tuesday morning, the bloodshed began when Muhammad shot and killed a passenger sitting in a utility truck. <br /> <br />Cops said Muhammad wanted to kill as many white people as possible. His next victim was gunned down on a nearby street. <br /> <br />Muhammad’s third victim of the day was then shot and killed in a nearby parking lot. Cops said the gunman fired indiscriminately, discharging 16 rounds in total. <br /> <br />Muhammad’s social media feeds reveal his extreme religious beliefs and hatred for white people. <br /> <br />Like Baton Rouge shooter Gavin Long, the gunman was a follower of a fringe religious movement called the Moorish Science Temple — a kooky black nationalist sect, loosely based on Islam, which believes African-Americans are descended from the Moors of North Africa. <br /> <br />Muhammad described white people as “devils” on social media and quoted some of the racist teachings of the Nation of Islam. <br /> <br />When he was arrested, Muhammad shouted “Allahu Akbar,” — Arabic for “God is the greatest.” However, police are treating the killings as a hate crime and not an act of terrorism. <br /> <br />Muhammad has a substantial criminal record. He was released last year from a long prison sentence for selling cocaine and felony firearms possession. <br /> <br />Court documents show that in 2005, his attorney called for a psychiatric hearing because Muhammad was suffering from hallucinations, paranoia and psychosis.
