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VERIFY: Is crime rising in areas outside the city of Atlanta? We've heard about the fight against crime in Atlanta, but are there similar fights happening outside the city? Author: Hope Ford Updated: 6:43 PM EDT August 3, 2021 ATLANTA — We've heard it a lot this year: "crime is rising." Whether it's Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms giving an update, Governor Brian Kemp pledging to give support to law enforcement to fight gangs, or public safety committees coming together to find solutions - crime has been a top discussion. But, the focus sometimes seems to ...

The man, later identified as Jackson, was agitated and began yelling at Hernández, hurling racially motivated attacks at him, according to police. The suspect then pulled out what police described as a metal "car club." "That’s when the man came with one of those steering wheel locks and began to hit me," Hernández told Telemundo 20 in Spanish. "I raised my arms and I initially didn’t feel when I started to bleed. He threw me, he kicked me." Hernández said the impact to his wrist left a gash on his skin and he hasn't been able to work since. But the insults hurt far worse.

The man, later identified as Jackson, was agitated and began yelling at Hernández, hurling racially motivated attacks at him, according to police. The suspect then pulled out what police described as a metal "car club." "That’s when the man came with one of those steering wheel locks and began to hit me," Hernández told Telemundo 20 in Spanish. "I raised my arms and I initially didn’t feel when I started to bleed. He threw me, he kicked me." Hernández said the impact to his wrist left a gash on his skin and he hasn't been able to work since. But the insults hurt far worse.