Woman charged with federal hate crime for Bloomington bus stabbing

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (WISH) — A Bloomington woman was charged with a federal hate crime after police say she attacked a Carmel woman in Bloomington because of her race.

Federal prosecutors say Billie Davis, 56, attacked a woman of Chinese descent on a bus on West Fourth Street and the B-line Trail on Jan. 11. That is located about 1 mile west of IU Bloomington.

When the bus stopped, the victim waited for the doors to open and was stabbed in the head multiple times by Davis, according to police.

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The victim was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Investigators viewed footage of the incident and stated there were no interactions between the two before the attack.