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{{Infobox civilian attack
{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = 2017 Olathe, Kansas shooting
| title = 2017 Olathe shooting
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| map = {{Location map many | Kansas#United States
| map_caption = Location within [[Johnson County, Kansas|Johnson County]] and [[Kansas]]
| width = 250
| label = Olathe
| position = center
| background = #FFFFDD
| coordinates = {{coord|38|51|14|N|94|46|52|W}}
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| location = [http://austinsbarandgrill.com/ Austins Bar and Grill]<br>[[Olathe, Kansas]], US
| location = [http://austinsbarandgrill.com/ Austins Bar and Grill]<br>[[Olathe, Kansas]], US
| target = [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin#Non-Resident Indian .28NRI.29|Indian immigrant]] workers
| target = [[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin#Non-Resident Indian (NRI)|Indian immigrant]] workers
| date = {{start date|2017|2|22}}
| date = {{start date|2017|2|22}}
| time = 7:15 p.m<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/world/asia/kansas-attack-possible-hate-crime-srinivas-kuchibhotla.html|title=Hate Crime Is Feared as 2 Indian Engineers Are Shot in Kansas |first1=John |last1=Eligon |first2=Alan |last2=Blinder |first3=Nida |last3=Najar |date=February 24, 2017|work=The New York Times|accessdate=25 February 2017}}</ref>
| time = 7:15 p.m<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/24/world/asia/kansas-attack-possible-hate-crime-srinivas-kuchibhotla.html|title=Hate Crime Is Feared as 2 Indian Engineers Are Shot in Kansas |first1=John |last1=Eligon |first2=Alan |last2=Blinder |first3=Nida |last3=Najar |date=February 24, 2017|work=The New York Times|accessdate=25 February 2017}}</ref>
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| injuries = 2
| injuries = 2
| weapons = [[Handgun]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Olathe shooting scanner traffic: Minute by minute, a desperate manhunt unfolds|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article135309544.html|work=kansascity|language=en}}</ref>
| weapons = [[Handgun]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Olathe shooting scanner traffic: Minute by minute, a desperate manhunt unfolds|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article135309544.html|work=kansascity|language=en}}</ref>
| susperp = Adam W. Purinton
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| motive = [[Racial hatred]]
| motive = [[Racial hatred]]
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On February 22, 2017, an [[Indian people|Indian]] engineer was shot dead and another was injured when Adam W. Purinton, a [[white American]] who mistook them for people from the [[Middle East]], yelled "get out of my country" and "[[terrorist]]" before shooting them at the Austins Bar & Grill in [[Olathe, Kansas]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=India|first1=Press Trust of|title=Indian techie shot dead by American yelling 'get out of my country'|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indian-techie-shot-dead-by-american-yelling-get-out-of-my-country-117022500008_1.html|work=Business Standard India|date=25 February 2017}}</ref> Srinivas Kuchibhotla (32), was killed on spot and his friend, Alok Madasani, was injured. Ian Grillot (24), an American who tried to save them, was also shot; Grillot was recovering in a hospital while Madasani was discharged.<ref name="inwest">{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=India-West Staff|title=Indian American Engineer Fatally Shot in Kansas in Alleged Hate Crime|url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/indian-american-engineer-fatally-shot-in-kansas-in-alleged-hate/article_cabbeea2-fa19-11e6-90fd-8be9cac28a53.html|work=India West|language=en}}</ref><ref name="kcity">{{cite news|title=First-degree murder charge filed in possible hate crime shooting at Olathe’s Austins bar|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article134459444.html|work=kansascity|language=en}}</ref>
On February 22, 2017, an [[Indian people|Indian]] engineer was shot dead and another person was injured when a [[white American]] who mistook him for an [[Iran]]ian person,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39108060 |title=Olathe, Kansas, shooting suspect 'said he killed Iranians' |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=2017-02-28 |accessdate=2017-03-12}}</ref> yelled "get out of my country" and "[[terrorist]]" before shooting them at the Austins Bar & Grill in [[Olathe, Kansas]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=India|first1=Press Trust of|title=Indian techie shot dead by American yelling 'get out of my country'|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/indian-techie-shot-dead-by-american-yelling-get-out-of-my-country-117022500008_1.html|work=Business Standard India|date=25 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="inwest">{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=India-West Staff|title=Indian American Engineer Fatally Shot in Kansas in Alleged Hate Crime|url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/indian-american-engineer-fatally-shot-in-kansas-in-alleged-hate/article_cabbeea2-fa19-11e6-90fd-8be9cac28a53.html|work=India West|language=en}}</ref><ref name="kcity">{{cite news|title=First-degree murder charge filed in possible hate crime shooting at Olathe’s Austins bar|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article134459444.html|work=kansascity|language=en}}</ref>


Several hours after the shooting, Purinton was arrested at an [[Applebee's]] restaurant in [[Clinton, Missouri]]. He is being charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.
Several hours after the shooting, the suspect was arrested at an [[Applebee's]] restaurant in [[Clinton, Missouri]]. He is being charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.


==Incident==
==Incident==
According to witness accounts the incident started after the suspect became agitated at the bar where patrons were watching a basketball game and he began yelling [[racial slurs]] to the victims. When confronted by restaurant staff and other guests, the suspect left, only to return with a weapon and start firing. The gunman reportedly told two of the people who were shot—both Indian men who work for [[Garmin]], a technology firm—to “get out of my country” before opening fire. Ian Grillot, a 24-year-old white American, was shot and injured as he came to the victims' aid.<ref name="bbs">{{cite news|title=Olathe shooting: India shocked after national killed in US|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39081698|work=BBC News|date=24 February 2017}}</ref>
According to witness accounts the incident started after the suspect became agitated at the bar where patrons were watching a basketball game and he began yelling [[racial slurs]] to the victims. When confronted by restaurant staff and other guests, the suspect left, only to return with a weapon and start firing. The gunman reportedly told two of the people who were shot — both Indian men who work for [[Garmin]], a technology firm — to “get out of my country” before opening fire. A 24-year-old white American, was shot and injured as he came to the victims' aid.<ref name="bbs">{{cite news|title=Olathe shooting: India shocked after national killed in US|url=http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-39081698|work=BBC News|date=24 February 2017}}</ref>


After the shooting, he was having an alcoholic drink at the bar in an [[Applebee's]] restaurant in [[Clinton, Missouri]], about 82 miles (132 kilometers) away from Olathe, when he was picked up. Purinton attracted the barman’s attention in the Applebee's when he said, “he needed a place to hide because he had just killed two Middle Eastern men.”<ref>{{cite news|title=Witnesses: Bar Gunman Shouted 'Get Out of My Country'|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-24/witnesses-say-deadly-kansas-shooting-was-racially-motivated|work=Bloomberg.com|date=24 February 2017}}</ref>
After the shooting, he was having an alcoholic drink at the bar in an [[Applebee's]] restaurant in [[Clinton, Missouri]], about 82 miles (132 kilometers) away from Olathe, when he was arrested. Purinton attracted the barman’s attention in the Applebee's when he said, “he needed a place to hide because he had just killed two Middle Eastern men.”<ref>{{cite news|title=Witnesses: Bar Gunman Shouted 'Get Out of My Country'|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-02-24/witnesses-say-deadly-kansas-shooting-was-racially-motivated|work=Bloomberg.com|date=24 February 2017}}</ref>


Multiple law enforcement agents launched an investigation into the deadly shooting.
Multiple law enforcement agents launched an investigation into the deadly shooting.

==Victims==
Srinivas Kuchibhotla was an employee with the Garmin headquarters in Olathe. His colleague, Alok Madasani, was with him at the bar when they came under fire. Ian Grillot, who reportedly put his life at risk to save them, was also injured in the shooting.<ref name="alz">{{cite news|title=White House reacts to killing of Srinivas Kuchibhotla|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/02/white-house-reacts-killing-srinivas-kuchibhotla-170224194113836.html|work=www.aljazeera.com}}</ref>

Kuchibhotla had a [[B. Tech]] in electrical and electronics [[engineering]] from the [[Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University]]. He had a master's degree for [[Avionics]] from the [[University of Texas at El Paso]]. Originally from [[Machilipatnam]], his parents settled in [[Hyderabad]] for employment where he completed his studies. He relocated to the U.S. for his [[Master's degree]] and later worked for Rockwell Collins, Inc. in Iowa prior to working for Garmin.
Kuchibhotla is survived by his wife Sunayana Dumala, according to a [[GoFundMe]] [https://www.gofundme.com/srinus-familyrecovery-support Page]. The couple had no children.<ref name="alz" />

Madasani graduated from [[Vasavi College of Engineering]] in 2006, and came to the U.S. as a Master’s student at the [[University of Missouri-Kansas City|UMKC]].<ref name="alz" />

Ian Grillot went to [[Olathe North High School]] and was a regular at Austins Bar and Grill.<ref>{{cite news|title=All About Ian Grillot, The Man Who Took On The Shooter Involved In Kansas Bar Attack|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/all-about-ian-grillot-who-took-9-bullets-trying-to-save-the-indians-shot-at-a-kansas-bar/|work=ScoopWhoop|date=24 February 2017|language=En}}</ref>

==Suspect==
'''Adam Purinton''', who was 51 years old at the time of the shooting, is a desktop support specialist for GEN3RATION, an information technology company in the [[Kansas City metropolitan area|Kansas City area]]. A former [[United States Navy]] veteran with an inactive [[Pilot licensing and certification|pilot license]], he reportedly lived alone and had been residing at the same address for almost 20 years. The shooter worked as an air traffic controller in Olathe. He also worked at the [[Federal Aviation Administration]], but left FAA in 2000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hyderabad techie killed in Kansas bar: FBI probes 'hate crime' angle|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/world/america/240217/kansas-shooting-fbi-joins-probe-into-hate-crime-against-slain-indian-man.html|date=24 February 2017|language=en}}</ref>

===Prosecution===
Purinton has been charged with one count of premeditated [[first-degree murder]] and two counts of attempted premeditated first-degree murder. His bond has been set at $2 million. It is unclear whether he has retained a lawyer or entered a plea.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Jha|first1=Lalit K|title=US hate attack: Indian engineer shot dead, 2 critically injured in Kansas|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/pG3IK3DfiurLm7CEgaivrL/US-hate-attack-Indian-engineer-shot-dead-2-critically-inju.html|date=24 February 2017}}</ref> If convicted he faces a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole for 50 years.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kalra|first1=Dave Kaup and Aditya|title=Kansas man charged with killing Indian in possible hate crime|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/kansas-india-idINKBN1630M8|work=Reuters India|language=en-IN}}</ref>


==Reactions==
==Reactions==
[[Sushma Swaraj]], India's [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Foreign minister]], said on [[Twitter]] "I am shocked", and that she would help the family to bring Kuchibhotla's body back to Hyderabad. US Senator [[Jerry Moran]] of Kansas posted a statement on Facebook about the shooting, expressing concern for the safety of other immigrants.<ref>{{cite news|title=FBI Investigates Fatal Shooting as Hate Crime|url=http://www.abccolumbia.com/2017/02/24/fbi-investigates-fatal-shooting-hate-crime/|work=ABC Columbia|date=24 February 2017}}</ref>
[[Sushma Swaraj]], India's [[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Foreign minister]], said on [[Twitter]] "I am shocked", and that she would help the family to bring a victim's body back to Hyderabad. US Senator [[Jerry Moran]] of Kansas posted a statement on Facebook about the shooting, expressing concern for the safety of other immigrants.<ref>{{cite news|title=FBI Investigates Fatal Shooting as Hate Crime|url=http://www.abccolumbia.com/2017/02/24/fbi-investigates-fatal-shooting-hate-crime/|work=ABC Columbia|date=24 February 2017}}</ref>

Garmin, later issued a public statement about the incident: "We’re saddened that two Garmin associates were involved in last night’s incident, and we express our condolences to the family and friends of our co-workers involved. Garmin will have grievance counselors on-site and available for its associates today and tomorrow."<ref>{{cite news|title=Outrage Over Donald Trump's Silence Grows After Kansas Man Shoots Two Indian Men in Racially Motivated Hate Crime|url=http://www.bet.com/news/national/2017/02/24/outrage-over-donald-trump-s-silence-grows-after-kansas-man-shoot.html|work=BET.com|date=24 February 2017|language=en}}</ref>

The families of victims have blamed the policies of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], for the incident.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kansas shooting: Slain Indian's kin blames Donald Trump policies for racial attack|url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/kansas-shooting-slain-indians-kin-blames-donald-trump-policies-for-racial-attack-3301592.html|work=Firstpost|date=24 February 2017}}</ref> When asked by reporters whether "rhetoric that the President or—that generally has been out here recently could have contributed in any way", White House press secretary [[Sean Spicer]] stated, "I mean, obviously, any loss of life is tragic, but I'm not going to get into, like, that kind of—to suggest that there’s any correlation I think is a bit absurd. So I’m not going to go any further than that."<ref name="TH1">{{cite web|last1=George|first1=Varghese K.|title=Indian’s murder not linked to Trump politics: White House|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/_Indian%E2%80%99s-murder-not-linked-to-Trump-polittics/article17367864.ece|website=The Hindu|accessdate=25 February 2017|date=February 25, 2017}}</ref>

The incident was condemned by several American lawmakers and civil rights groups.<ref name="TH1"/> ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' columnist Jamelle Bouie criticized President Trump for failing to condemn the shooting.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2017/02/trump_s_silence_about_two_indians_shot_in_kansas_speaks_volumes.html|title=A Deafening Silence|last=Bouie|first=Jamelle|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> The author of [[Harry Potter series|Harry Potter]] series, [[J.K. Rowling]] attributed the shooting to "hate speech", writing that "Language has consequences".<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian killed in Kansas: JK Rowling says 'language has consequences' |work=Daily News & Analysis|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report-indian-killed-in-kansas-jk-rowling-says-language-has-consequences-2334947 |date=26 February 2017}}</ref>


A group of friends and colleagues of the victims has submitted an [[We the People (petitioning system)|We the People petition]] demanding an explanation from the federal government. Titled 'Indian Engineers target of Hate Crime', the petition has called upon President Donald Trump "to state clearly and unequivocally that he denounces this incident".<ref>{{cite news|title=Friend of former Iowan slain in Kansas: 'He didn’t deserve to die'|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2017/02/27/friend-former-iowan-slain-kansas-he-didnt-deserve-die/98497216/|work=Des Moines Register|language=en}}</ref>
Garmin later issued a public statement about the incident: "We’re saddened that two Garmin associates were involved in last night’s incident, and we express our condolences to the family and friends of our co-workers involved. Garmin will have grievance counselors on-site and available for its associates today and tomorrow."<ref>{{cite news|title=Outrage Over Donald Trump's Silence Grows After Kansas Man Shoots Two Indian Men in Racially Motivated Hate Crime|url=http://www.bet.com/news/national/2017/02/24/outrage-over-donald-trump-s-silence-grows-after-kansas-man-shoot.html|work=BET.com|date=24 February 2017|language=en}}</ref>


The incident was condemned by several American lawmakers and civil rights groups.<ref name="TH1">{{cite web|last1=George|first1=Varghese K.|title=Indian’s murder not linked to Trump politics: White House|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/_Indian%E2%80%99s-murder-not-linked-to-Trump-polittics/article17367864.ece|website=The Hindu|accessdate=25 February 2017|date=February 25, 2017}}</ref>
On February 28, 2017, at the beginning of an [[Donald Trump speech to joint session of Congress, February 2017|address]] to a [[Joint Session of Congress|joint session of Congress]], President Trump condemned the incident: <q>Recent threats (&nbsp;...&nbsp;), as well as last week's shooting in Kansas City, remind us that while we may be a Nation divided on policies, we are a country that stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms.</q><ref>{{cite news|title=Donald Trump's Congress speech (full text)|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/politics/donald-trump-speech-transcript-full-text/|work=CNN|language=en}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Anti-Indian sentiment]]
* [[Anti-Middle Eastern sentiment]]
* [[Anti-Middle Eastern sentiment]]
* [[Islamophobia]]
* [[Hate Crime]]


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 19:12, 14 March 2017

2017 Olathe shooting
Location within Johnson County and Kansas
LocationAustins Bar and Grill
Olathe, Kansas, US
Coordinates38°51′14″N 94°46′52″W / 38.85389°N 94.78111°W / 38.85389; -94.78111
DateFebruary 22, 2017 (2017-02-22)
7:15 p.m[1] (CST)
TargetIndian immigrant workers
Attack type
Shooting, hate crime
WeaponsHandgun[2]
Deaths1
Injured2
MotiveRacial hatred

On February 22, 2017, an Indian engineer was shot dead and another person was injured when a white American who mistook him for an Iranian person,[3] yelled "get out of my country" and "terrorist" before shooting them at the Austins Bar & Grill in Olathe, Kansas.[4][5][6]

Several hours after the shooting, the suspect was arrested at an Applebee's restaurant in Clinton, Missouri. He is being charged with first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder.

Incident

According to witness accounts the incident started after the suspect became agitated at the bar where patrons were watching a basketball game and he began yelling racial slurs to the victims. When confronted by restaurant staff and other guests, the suspect left, only to return with a weapon and start firing. The gunman reportedly told two of the people who were shot — both Indian men who work for Garmin, a technology firm — to “get out of my country” before opening fire. A 24-year-old white American, was shot and injured as he came to the victims' aid.[7]

After the shooting, he was having an alcoholic drink at the bar in an Applebee's restaurant in Clinton, Missouri, about 82 miles (132 kilometers) away from Olathe, when he was arrested. Purinton attracted the barman’s attention in the Applebee's when he said, “he needed a place to hide because he had just killed two Middle Eastern men.”[8]

Multiple law enforcement agents launched an investigation into the deadly shooting.

Reactions

Sushma Swaraj, India's Foreign minister, said on Twitter "I am shocked", and that she would help the family to bring a victim's body back to Hyderabad. US Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas posted a statement on Facebook about the shooting, expressing concern for the safety of other immigrants.[9]

Garmin later issued a public statement about the incident: "We’re saddened that two Garmin associates were involved in last night’s incident, and we express our condolences to the family and friends of our co-workers involved. Garmin will have grievance counselors on-site and available for its associates today and tomorrow."[10]

The incident was condemned by several American lawmakers and civil rights groups.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ Eligon, John; Blinder, Alan; Najar, Nida (February 24, 2017). "Hate Crime Is Feared as 2 Indian Engineers Are Shot in Kansas". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Olathe shooting scanner traffic: Minute by minute, a desperate manhunt unfolds". kansascity.
  3. ^ "Olathe, Kansas, shooting suspect 'said he killed Iranians'". BBC News. 2017-02-28. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  4. ^ India, Press Trust of (25 February 2017). "Indian techie shot dead by American yelling 'get out of my country'". Business Standard India.
  5. ^ Reporter, India-West Staff. "Indian American Engineer Fatally Shot in Kansas in Alleged Hate Crime". India West.
  6. ^ "First-degree murder charge filed in possible hate crime shooting at Olathe's Austins bar". kansascity.
  7. ^ "Olathe shooting: India shocked after national killed in US". BBC News. 24 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Witnesses: Bar Gunman Shouted 'Get Out of My Country'". Bloomberg.com. 24 February 2017.
  9. ^ "FBI Investigates Fatal Shooting as Hate Crime". ABC Columbia. 24 February 2017.
  10. ^ "Outrage Over Donald Trump's Silence Grows After Kansas Man Shoots Two Indian Men in Racially Motivated Hate Crime". BET.com. 24 February 2017.
  11. ^ George, Varghese K. (February 25, 2017). "Indian's murder not linked to Trump politics: White House". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
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