On his Twitter page, 66-year-old Timothy Caughman described himself as a “can and bottle recycler” as well as an “autograph collector.” He hoped to visit California one day and expressed his deep love for this country on Election Day by standing in line and taking part in the democratic process.

However, Caughman lived in a country where everyone did not love him back. Since the election of Donald Trump as president, the nation has seen a rise in hate crimes and bigotry. On Monday, Caughman became a victim of one of those hate crimes. 

On March 17, Army veteran James Harris Jackson, 28, took the Bolt Bus from Baltimore to New York City with an extremely disgusting plan in mind: to kill Black men. Days later, Jackson crossed paths with Caughman as he collected bottles close to the Midtown homeless shelter where he lived. The altercation turned deadly when Jackson pulled out a sword and stabbed Caughman multiple times in the torso.

After the brutal attack, Caughman stumbled into a nearby police precinct with wounds to his back and chest, said Assistant Chief William Aubry, the commander of Manhattan South detectives, as reported by the New York Times. Caughman was then transported to Bellevue Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

In the midnight hour of Wednesday morning, Jackson then surrendered to the police.

“I’m the person you’re looking for,” Chief Aubry said Jackson told police officers when he entered the Times Square police precinct. According the police chief, Jackson recognized his image from a surveillance camera on the news and decided to turn himself in.

During police questioning, Jackson admitted that he chose to attack in New York City because he knew it was a media capital and would garner attention.

Police also discovered Jackson’s hatred of Black men was deeply rooted. For over a decade, Jackson has harbored his hate. According to investigators, Jackson had a manifesto of his plans on a laptop, which police hope to search after attaining a warrant.

In 2011, Jackson returned from a deployment to Afghanistan in 2011. However, the Army has not commented on the reason for his discharge.

With the intentions of this attack being so clear, many are demanding that Trump and his administration target domestic terrorists, specifically those who commit hate crimes. So far, his presidency has honed in on Muslims from Middle Eastern countries. However, Trump has done little to combat the bigotry and widespread racism seen in the U.S.