February 24, 2017
08:14 IST
Adam Purinton, the alleged
shooter who is a navy veteran, told a bartender in Clinton, Missouri, that he
had killed two Middle Eastern persons.
An Indian engineer was killed and two others injured when an
American man opened fire on them after allegedly yelling "get out of my
country", with the local police calling it as a "possible hate
crime".
Srinivas
Kuchibhotla, 32, working at the Garmin headquarters in Olathe, was killed in
the shooting on Wednesday night, while another Indian and his colleague Alok
Madasani was critically injured and is battling for life at a local hospital.
One other
identified as Ian Grillot was also injured in the shooting.
The accused,
Adam Purinton, 51, was arrested on Thursday morning, five hours after the
incident.
"It was
a tragic and senseless act of violence," Olathe Police Chief Steven Menke
told media persons.
According to
local media reports, he yelled "get out of my country" at the
Indians.
Purinton, a
navy veteran, later reportedly told a bartender in Clinton, Missouri, where he
was hiding that he killed two Middle Eastern persons, the Kansas
City Star said.
The Indian
Embassy has swung into action and two senior officials of the Indian Consulate
in Houston have been sent to Kansas to assist the victims' families.
"Consul
Ravindra Joshi and Vice Consul Harpal Singh rushed to Kansas to assist shooting
victim. They are on their way and will reach by evening," the consulate
said in a tweet.
The accused
has been charged with premeditated first-degree murder and his bond has been
set at $2 million.
According to
Garmin, Kuchibhotla and Madasani worked in the company's aviation systems.
"We're
saddened that two Garmin associates were involved in last night's (Wednesday
night) incident, and we express our condolences to the family and friends of
our co-workers involved. Garmin will have grievance counsellors on-site and
available for its associates today and tomorrow," Garmin said in a
statement.
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