That was the way AP reported the story. I guess they assumed publishing his actual words "Allahu Akbar" would trigger too many readers. So they though it necessary to butter it up with political correctness. Maybe the guy was Catholic? Maybe this wasn't a hate crime with a terrorist motive? http://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/crime/article145234709.html
islamic people killing non islamics is terrorism.. white people doing anything against a black is a hate crime this guy was black and targetting white people so technically its just an understandable "product of oppression" killing isnt that how it works now? i mean unless we find out one of victims was gay or transgendered then it changes to homophobic terroristic hate crime