One of the South Beach gay-bashing suspects wore an FIU shirt. Some alums aren't happy

By David J. Neal

Updated April 10, 2018 1:47 PM

The FIU shirt worn by one of the alleged attackers, seen in this surveillance camera still, in Sunday's beating of a gay couple in Miami Beach sparked social media response from students and alumni Miami Beach Police Department

Some FIU alumni and students reacted angrily on social media at the sight of a suspect in the South Beach beating of a gay couple. He was wearing an FIU T-shirt.

Surveillance video captured four young men jumping a gay couple at Ocean Drive and Sixth Street after the Gay Pride Parade in Miami Beach.

Can we find these punks, please? And the one in the @fiu shirt is an embarrassment to the #FIU community. This is not what we represent. https://t.co/c9rJX03Atg
— Miri Diaz (@Miri81) April 10, 2018

@FIU can we look into this to see if they are #FIU students? One of the attackers is wearing an FIU t-shirt. #LGBT hate-crimes are UNACCEPTABLE.https://t.co/H2z5eAJVSK
— Andrew Low (@andrewjmlow) April 10, 2018

And the school itself, which crows, "A campus as diverse as its students," on the front page of its website, was forced to respond on Twitter when someone pointed out the suspect's attire.

FIU stands for tolerance, diversity and inclusion. The alleged actions of these individuals do not represent FIU values.
— FIU (@FIU) April 10, 2018

This story was originally published April 10, 2018 at 1:31 PM with the headline "One of the South Beach gay-bashing suspects wore an FIU shirt. Some alums aren't happy."

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