An investigation is underway at a Pennsylvania college after a student athlete carved a racial slur into his teammate’s chest using a box cutter.
The incident occurred on September 6 during a gathering of members of the Gettysburg college swim team. The family of the victim described the incident as a “ hate crime .”
According to a family statement, published by the college newspaper The Gettysburgian , the family noted that their son had been the only person of color at the gathering and that the “reprehensible act” was done by someone the young man had “trusted.”…