A Florida man is expected to be arraigned on two felony counts of attempted murder Tuesday after he allegedly shot and injured two men he thought were “Palestinian,” according to Miami Beach police

Officer Christopher Bess, a spokesman for the Miami Beach police department, told CNN the victims were tourists from Israel

Mordechai Brafman, 27, was arrested in Miami Beach, Florida, late Saturday after allegedly firing 17 times into the victims’ car, injuring both the driver and a passenger, according to a police affidavit

“It should be noted,” the affidavit states, “that while in custody in our interview room, the defendant spontaneously stated that while he was driving his truck, he saw two Palestinians and shot and killed both”[…]
Both victims survived the shooting; one victim was shot in the left shoulder, while a bullet grazed the second victim in the left forearm, police records state

CNN has reached out to the Israeli consulate in Miami for comment

The Florida chapter of the Muslim civil rights organization the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has called for hate crimes charges to be filed against Brafman over “statements to police that reportedly indicate an anti-Palestinian motive”