SAN DIEGO – A
San Diego State University student was robbed in a campus parking structure, and
said she was targeted because she was wearing a hijab, according to police
investigating the crime.

The young woman
was in a stairwell in the Parking Lot #12 structure at 2:28 p.m. Wednesday when
two men confronted her.

She told
investigators the men, described as in their early 20s, made comments about
President-elect Donald Trump and the Muslim community and then took her purse
and backpack.

Investigators
say the men took the woman’s car keys and ran off. She made it out of the area
safely and contacted the police.

Her vehicle was
missing from the parking garage.

“Comments made
to the student indicate she was targeted because of her Muslim faith, including
her wearing of a traditional garment and hijab,” SDSU police said in a written
statement.

The first
suspect was described as white, 5-feet, 9-inches to 5-feet, 10-inches tall,
blond or brown hair and light colored eyes. He was wearing a white T-shirt and
jeans. The second suspect was describe as Hispanic, 6-feet, 2-inches tall with
a skinny build and dark hair, wearing a gray hoodie and dark pants.

On Wednesday,
the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, the Council
on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), pledged to work with Trump and his
administration as a way to strengthen the nation.

The California
State Attorney General’s Office reports “an uptick” in threats of
hate crimes and other violent extremism. Attorney General Kamala Harris issued
a bulletin reminding agencies of the resources available to help them identify
and prosecutor hate crimes in their communities.