Kansas Shooting

Indian Community In Kansas Shaken By Shooting

... reports that this incident has shaken the local South Asian community. LAURA ZIEGLER, BYLINE: Sridhar Harohalli of the India Association of Kansas City got a call Wednesday night. His friend told him two young Indian men had been involved in a shooting at a local sports bar not far from some largely South Asian Kansas City suburbs. SRIDHAR HAROHALLI: I was like, wow this has hit us close to home. This is home to us. ZIEGLER: As it turned out, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32-year-old aviation engineer at tech giant Garmin was killed in that shooting. His friend, 32-year-old Alok Madasani, also a Garmin engineer, was wounded. So was 24-year-old Ian Grillot, who'd intervened to stop the shooter. A bullet pierced his hand and chest. Grillot told the Kansas City Star in an interview from his hospital bed he didn't think before he jumped at the shooter from behind an overturned table. IAN GRILLOT: I didn't want the gentleman to potentially go after somebody else. If he did it ...

Suspect In Fatal Kansas Shooting Allegedly Yelled, 'get Out Of My Country

... pilot and air traffic controller who lives in a comfortable suburban home — was booked into the Henry County Jail. Purinton appeared before a judge in Henry County and waived his right to fight extradition. Bond was set at $2 million. It was not known how soon he would be returned to Johnson County. Both Howe and Eric Jackson, special agent in charge of the FBI's Kansas City office, cautioned they were too early in their investigation to assign a motive or call it a hate crime. "We're less than 24 hours in," Howe said. "We want to be sure of the facts versus speculation.". A still image taken from a video shows the brother of Srinivas Kuchibhotla, who was shot dead in a possible hate crime in Kansas talking to the media in Hyderabad, India, February 24, 2017. ANI/via Reuters TV. Jackson said it was not "uncommon" for joint ...

Devastated Widow Of Kansas Immigrant Shot Dead In Bar Asks, Do We Belong

... allegedly pulled out a gun and starting shooting. One witness said he told Kuchibhotla and others he was with, “Get out of my country,” the Kansas City Star reported. Alok Madasani, also 32 and of Indian descent, along with another bar patron, 24-year-old Ian Grillot, were also injured in the shooting. Purinton fled the bar, but was arrested around 1 a.m. Thursday after he was spotted at an Applebee’s restaurant 90 miles away. He was charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted first-degree murder. Federal officials are also assisting with the investigation into the shooting, which the Council of American-Islamic Relations called a hate crime. Kuchibhotla’s family set up a Go Fund Me fundraiser to cover expenses, including sending his body to India, where Dumala also plans to go for the funeral. She told reporters she wants to come back to the US, where she also graduated college, and pursue the life and dream she had with her husband. But Kuchibhotla’s death only amplified the doubts and questions she had shared with him when he was alive. “Do we belong?” ...

Bar Gunman Shouted 'get Out Of My Country' Before Shooting 2 Indians At Kansas Bar

... in this family photo. (Kranti Shalia). Jim Suhr Associated Press. In the middle of a crowded bar, Adam Purinton yelled at two Indian men to "get out of my country," witnesses said, then opened fire in an attack that killed one of the men and wounded the other, as well as a third man who tried to help. Hours later, the 51-year-old former air traffic controller reportedly told a bartender in another town that he needed a place to hide because he had just killed two Middle Eastern men. In India, the father of one of the wounded men called Wednesday's attack in the Kansas City suburbs a hate crime, but authorities on Friday declined to discuss a motive as they investigated. The shooting swiftly stoked fears about the treatment of immigrants, who feel targeted by President Donald Trump's promises to ban certain travelers, build a wall along the Mexico border and put "America first.". The president has been especially vocal about the threat posed by Islamic terrorist groups. ...

I Need An Answer’ On How U.s. Stops Hate Crimes

... aided by a pair crutches. He was shot in the thigh during the rampage that killed his friend and injured Grillot, who had come to their aid. “There wasn’t a dry eye in the place,” said Carly Hysell, company spokeswoman. In the afternoon news conference, company officials, along with Olathe Mayor Michael Copeland, pledged their support for Kuchibhotla’s family and resolved to emerge from the tragedy as a community further united. “On Wednesday night, our family and our community was torn apart by a senseless act of hate and violence,” said Cliff Pemble, Garmin president and CEO. “This has been a very difficult time as friends and co-workers of Srinivas Kuchibhotla are grieving and we cannot make sense of the situation.”. Copeland echoed the sentiment by saying the shooting would not define or divide Olathe. “Our amazing diversity is a source of our strength and our pride and it always ...

Witnesses Say Deadly Kansas Shooting Was Racially Motivated

... all humans, so I just did what was right to do.". Go Fund Me pages were started to help pay expenses for all three of the victims. U. S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas posted a statement on Facebook saying he was very disturbed by the shooting. "I strongly condemn violence of any kind, especially if it is motivated by prejudice and xenophobia," Moran said. Purinton was taken into custody just after midnight on Thursday morning at an Applebee's about 70 miles to the southeast of Olathe in Clinton, Missouri, authorities said. Assistant Clinton Police Chief Sonny Lynch said an Applebee's bartender summoned police to the bar where the man was drinking because he said he'd been involved in a shooting. The unarmed Purinton was taken into custody and interviewed by detectives from Olathe. "He mentioned he had been involved in a shooting and we went out there and picked him up," ...

Suspect In Kansas Shooting Faces Possible Hate Crime Charges

... of Kansas City at a Starbucks in the area just the day after the horrific crime. She says she watched her teenage daughter talking about the events on social media with her friends. And she was encouraged. PARVATI CHILLARA: They were having this conversation in their texts. They were doing their Instagram. They said, this can happen to anyone, and we have a full proud where we are in the Johnson County. ZIEGLER: You have pride. CHILLARA: Yeah. We have pride. ZIEGLER: Even the Indian government has responded to the shooting. Thursday night. Officials dispatched one of India's consul generals from Houston. He met with the family of the victims and offered support and condolences from the government. Kansas City's not unfamiliar with what may turn out to be a racially-motivated crime. Three years ago, three Christians were shot at the Jewish Community Center. The killer thought he was targeting Jews. Adam ...

Some Witnesses Say Kansas Shooting Was Racially Motivated

... MS. Member Center. Some witnesses say Kansas shooting was racially motivated. By JIM SUHR. Associated Press. OLATHE, Kan. (AP) - A man accused of opening fire in a crowded suburban Kansas City bar, killing one man and injuring two others in an attack that some witnesses said was racially motivated, was charged Thursday with murder and attempted murder. Authorities repeatedly declined at a news conference to say whether the shooting was a hate crime although local police said they were working with the FBI to investigate the case. A bartender at Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe, Kansas, said that Adam Purinton used "racial slurs" before he started shooting on Wednesday night as patrons were watching the University of Kansas-TCU basketball game on television. Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, ...

Authorities Investigating Whether Kansas Triple Shooting That Killed One Was A Hate Crime

... Bar and Grill in Olathe, located about 20 miles southwest of Kansas City, said Olathe Police Chief Steven Menke. The suspect, Adam W. Purinton, was arrested in the early morning hours on Thursday in Clinton, Missouri and is being held on $2 million bond, said Johnson County District Attorney Steve Howe. Purinton had fled the scene of the shooting, according to Menke. Authorities said the perpetrator of the attack shot Alok Madasani and Srinivas Kuchibhotla, both 32, and 24-year-old Ian Grillot. All three victims were taken to a local hospital, where Kuchibhotla died, Menke said, adding that authorities have been in contact with all of the victim's families. The other two victims are in stable condition, Menke said. Kuchibhotla worked as an engineer at Garmin. "I am very disturbed by last night's shooting in Olathe," read a statement from Kansas Senator Jerry Moran. "I strongly condemn violence of any kind, especially if it is motivated by prejudice and xenophobia.". Grillot said in an interview from his hospital bed that after the shooting started, he took cover until he thought the shooter's magazine was empty. "I got up ...