Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., faced backlash online Tuesday after claiming that there were different narratives used with mass shooters based on their "race or ethnicity."
In a tweet posted the day after the mass shooting in Boulder, Colo. that left 10 dead, Omar claimed that the "race or ethnicity" of mass shooters appeared to be the main focus of the media when the shooters "aren't white."
Prominent liberals jumped to conclusions about the race of the Boulder shooter. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, a 21-year-old man of Syrian descent, was charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder.
She also claimed that narratives around the heinous acts are what "drive" people’s responses "to awful crimes."
"The shooter's race or ethnicity seems front and center when they aren’t white," wrote the Minnesota Democrat. "Otherwise, it’s just a mentally ill young man having a bad day."
