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Black female in ‘head scarf’ attacked UVA ‘Black Cultural Center’

The police report identified Zaynab Bintabdul-Hadijakien as the person most likely to have thrown a rock through a window at the Luther Porter Jackson Black Cultural Center within the campus Office of African-American Affairs in August.

She (pictured) likely carried out the attack as retaliation against the interim director of the center, Michael Mason, who also oversees psychological services, according to the report and Mason’s comments.

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Mason told police during an initial interview that there were several individuals he thought might have been targeting him, including a former staff member and a student. He said that he possibly was the target due to his work with the counseling center.

Police reviewed video footage that allegedly appears to show the suspect throwing a rock through a window, according to the report.

The NAACP at UVA, which condemned the rock throwing, did not respond to a request for comment via Instagram on Thursday that asked if it planned to release another statement with the knowledge now that the suspect is a black individual.