Muslim man stabbed more than 15 times in Islamophobic attack in Utah Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 07/16/2026 - 18:31 Police say the suspect admitted targeting Syed Sohail Uddin because he was Muslim Syed Sohail Uddin was stabbed more than 15 times in Utah in an Islamophobic attack and remains in critical condition (X/@mahdi_rastani/Screenshot) Off A Muslim mall worker was stabbed more than 15 times in Utah in an Islamophobic attack where the suspect admitted to targeting the victim "with the intent to kill him" because of his faith. Syed Sohail Uddin, 37, was working at a kiosk inside Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City on Monday afternoon local time when he was repeatedly stabbed. Police arrested 48-year-old Peter Michael Larsen, with court records saying that he told investigators he had targeted Uddin because he was Muslim.