Man threatens to shoot hijab-wearing woman, arrested

Joshua Ruano, 27, is being held on suspicion of making a criminal threat with a hate-crime enhancement.

Update: 2017-03-25 20:37 GMT
The teacher, who was not identified, told other teachers he thought the student was wearing a hoodie over the hijab. (Photo: Representational Image)

San Francisco: A man was arrested on suspicion of threatening to shoot a woman wearing a hijab, police said. Joshua Ruano, 27, is being held on suspicion of making a criminal threat with a hate-crime enhancement, The Los Angeles Times reported. The woman and her toddler son were playing in a park on March 17 when Ruano approached her and made anti-Muslim comments and threatened to shoot her. 

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