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He yelled ‘Get out of my country,’ witnesses say, and then shot 2 men from India, killing one

An undated photo of Adam Purinton, of Olathe, Kansas.
February 24, 2017
Authorities in Kansas filed first-degree murder charges against a man accused of opening fire in a bar there, killing one Indian man, injuring two other people and causing fears about bigotry to reverberate across the globe.
According to witness accounts, the gunman reportedly told two of the people who were shot — both Indian men who work for Garmin, the technology firm — to “get out of my country” before opening fire and had also used racial slurs during the Wednesday evening shooting.
Multiple law enforcement agents launched an investigation into the deadly shooting inside Austin’s Bar and Grill in Olathe, a city about 20 miles southwest of Kansas City. Even as authorities said they had not yet identified a motive for the attack, relatives of the Indian men said they feared the shooting was connected to a climate of fear and xenophobia [ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/02/24/i-appeal-to-all-the-parents-in-india-not-to-send-their-children-to-the-united-states-distraught-father-says-after-shooting/ ] in America.
The father of one of the people injured pointed to the election of President Trump, who has routinely described a threat posed to Americans from people outside the country’s borders, and pleaded with parents in India “not to send their children to the United States.”
The White House responded by calling the link to Trump’s rhetoric absurd, according to Reuters.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/02/24/get-out-of-my-country-kansan-reportedly-yelled-before-shooting-2-men-from-india-killing-one/ [with embedded videos, and comments]


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Hate Crime Is Feared [. . .] as 2 Indian Engineers Are Shot in Kansas

Tributes to three gunshot victims were outside Austins Bar and Grill in Olathe, Kan., the scene of the attack, on Friday.
FEB. 24, 2017
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/world/asia/kansas-attack-possible-hate-crime-srinivas-kuchibhotla.html


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Warned to leave, Kansas shooting victim refused to abandon the ‘country he loved,’ his wife said
February 25, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/02/25/warned-to-leave-the-kansas-shooting-victim-refused-to-abandon-the-country-he-loved-his-wife-said/ [with embedded video, and comments]


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Widow of slain Indian engineer: I urged return to India but husband had faith in the US
Updated Feb 26, 2017
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/widow-of-slain-indian-engineer-i-urged-return-to-india-but-husband-had-faith-in-us/articleshow/57348846.cms [with comments]


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‘Everyone’s nervous’: Some students in India rethink U.S. study plans after Kansas shooting

Jaganmohan Reddy - father of Alok Madasani, who was hurt in the Kansas shooting - appealed to “all parents in India” not to send their children to the United States under “present circumstances.”

Some students at IIT University in Delhi said they were changing where they applied to grad school-away from the United States.
February 25, 2017
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/everyones-nervous-some-students-in-india-rethink-us-study-plans-after-kansas-shooting/2017/02/25/767041f4-c584-4c45-8913-838c7d6d7166_story.html [with comments]


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Hate Trumped-up: Anger sweeps Indian Americans
Feb 26, 2017
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/hate-trumped-up-anger-sweeps-indian-americans/articleshow/57351319.cms [with comments]


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Indian’s murder not linked to Trump politics: White House
Even as lawmakers, rights bodies condemn the incident

U.S. President Donald Trump did not tweet on the Kansas attack even after it was prominently covered across U.S media platforms.
February 25, 2017 Updated: February 25, 2017
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/_Indian%E2%80%99s-murder-not-linked-to-Trump-polittics/article17367864.ece


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A Deafening Silence

Alleged shooter Adam Purinton, 51, of Olathe, Kansas, in an undated handout photo.
Two Indian nationals were shot by a man yelling racial epithets. The president said nothing. That’s all we need to know about who matters in Trump’s America.
Feb. 24 2017
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/02/trump_s_silence_about_two_indians_shot_in_kansas_speaks_volumes.html [with comments]


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GoFundMe Raises Over $160,000 For Family Of Man Killed In Apparent Hate Crime

The GoFundMe campaign for Srinivas Kuchibhotla’s family had raised over $160,000 as of Thursday evening.
The victim “was a brilliant, budding engineer who had a bright future ahead of him.”
02/23/2017 Updated February 26, 2017
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gofundme-raises-over-160k-for-family-of-man-killed-in-apparent-hate-crime_us_58af7bf3e4b060480e066071


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