State Sen. J.D. Ford, center, pauses with family members of Mustafa Ayoubi, a 32-year-old Carmel man killed in a hate crime in Indianapolis in February. Ford recently presented Senate Resolution 85, which honors the life of Ayoubi and recognizes the influence of Islamophobia in his death, to Ayoubi’s family. Ford authored the resolution with State Sen. Greg Taylor. (Submitted photo)
