On April 18, 2017, a racially motivated shooting spree occurred in Fresno, California, leaving three white people dead.[10][11] The gunman, Kori Ali Muhammad, a black supremacist, was convicted of four murders and four attempted murders.[12][13][14] Muhammad said he went on his shooting spree because of his hatred for white people and particularly white men.[2][3][4][5] Muhammad fired off 17 shots, shooting and killing three men, shooting at and missing another three men, and shooting at a vehicle with passengers inside. The passengers of the vehicle were unharmed. All of Muhammad's victims were white.[15]
Prior to engaging in the shooting spree, Muhammad shot a security guard dead at a Motel 6 on April 13.[16][2] On his social media posts, police stated that Muhammad made posts of him hating white people and expressing anti-government views.[10] Muhammad shouted, "Allahu Akbar" (translated as "God is the greatest" in Arabic) when he was apprehended; however, police determined that the crime was not due to religious extremism and categorized it instead as a hate crime. Muhammad was not affiliated with any terrorist groups.[10]
Kori Muhammad was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[17][18][19][20]