Driver arrested, accused of trying to run down LGBTQ running group in West Palm Beach

Florida man arrested after 'attempting to run over LGBTQ+ group'

A Florida man has been arrested after allegedly attempting to hit members of an LGBTQ+ running club with an SUV. Ihab Mustafa El Mahmoud, 43, was taken into police custody on Monday (24 November) after witnesses claimed he accelerated toward a group of pedestrians in West Palm Beach. Officers responded to a 911 call at 8:20pm after a report that a driver had made several attempts to hit members of the club as they ran along Parker Avenue. El Mah…

Driver accused of trying to hit members of LGBTQIA running club with his SUV in West Palm Beach

A driver in West Palm Beach was arrested Monday for allegedly trying to strike members of a local LGBTQIA+ running club in an incident being reviewed as a possible hate crime. West Palm Beach police said they first responded to a park along the 1300 block of Parker Avenue around 8:20 p.m. Monday to find runners who reported that a man behind the wheel of a Ford Bronco SUV had tried to hit several members with his car. Witnesses said the suspect,…

Driver arrested, accused of trying to run down LGBTQ running group in West Palm Beach

A man was arrested after allegedly trying to run over members of an LGBTQ running club in Howard Park, West Palm Beach, with his SUV.

Man arrested after allegedly driving SUV at LGBTQIA+ running club members in West Palm Beach

A 43-year-old man was arrested Monday night after police say he drove a sport-utility vehicle at members of a local LGBTQIA+ running club in West Palm Beach, made multiple attempts to strike them and then fled the scene.The West Palm Beach Police Department responded about 8:20 p.m. to a park along the 1300 block of Parker Avenue after members of the running club reported that a driver in a Ford Bronco accelerated toward the group.Witnesses told…