[upchuck]

Perhaps I’m naive and uninformed. But, can somebody explain in detail why the FBI and the Justice Dept are involved in what is essentially a local crime?

[Seems to me the FBI and Just-us Dept could get a much larger bang for the buck by bringing their authority to bear in the “multiple shootings per day” Chicago is experiencing.]

The comments above in square brackets are sarcasm.

[DoodleDawg]

Perhaps I’m naive and uninformed. But, can somebody explain in detail why the FBI and the Justice Dept are involved in what is essentially a local crime?

Hate crime. South Carolina has no hate crime laws on the books so any hate crime charges are federal ones.