A suspect has been identified in the spray liquid assault on Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota on Tuesday night. He’s Anthony Kazmierczak, 55. Additional information on him has not been made available.
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Kazmierczak allegedly charged Omar while she was delivering remarks at a town hall meeting in north Minneapolis.
🚨 NEW ANGLE: A man in the front row of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s town hall was tackled after allegedly spraying her with an unknown substance. pic.twitter.com/jhlvfIpMjI
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As Omar was speaking, Kazmierczak, who was sitting in the front row, stood up approached her with what Minneapolis police have said was a syringe filled with amber liquid. He got close enough to spray the liquid on the congressional representative. He then appeared
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