2nd man charged in 2024 DePaul attack on 2 Jewish students

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Thursday, May 7, 2026 6:25PM
2nd man charged in 2024 DePaul attack on 2 Jewish students

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A second man has been charged in a violent attack on two Jewish students at DePaul University in November 2024.

The ABC7 Chicago I-Team learned Kasem Noubani now faces battery and hate crime charges.

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Noubani is set to appear in court Thursday.

A pair of masked men attacked Max Long, a reservist in the Israel Defense Forces, and his friend, Michael Kaminsky.

Long was concussed and Kaminsky needed surgery after the attack.

The other man charged, Adam Erkan, pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor battery charges last year.

He was sentenced to probation for two years, along with 100 hours of community service.

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