Heartbroken brother of slain Muslim students says he is proud of his sisters

When Yousef Abu-Salha and his youngest sister Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha were just kids, they'd team up against their sister Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, the middle child, teasing her until she charged at them and they'd scamper away, laughing

That memory stands out, he told Mashable. Yousef also remembers helping a friend beat a Pokemon Game Boy game in 4th grade. That friend was named Deah Barakat. Yousef didn't known then that Deah would grow up to marry Yusor and become his brother-in-law

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Yusor, Razan and Deah were murdered on Tuesday evening, allegedly shot dead by a man named Craig Stephen Hicks, a 46-year-old atheist. Some family members believe the murders were a hate crime, meaning they may have been killed for being Muslim. Hicks' attorney maintains the triple murder was prompted by a parking dispute Read more...

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