Indian Consul General meets Kansas shooting survivor
February 24, 2017  11:08
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Consulate General of India, RD Joshi meets Kansas shooting victim Alok Madasani at his home. "He is safe, assured all support," he said.


Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, working at the Garmin headquarters in Olathe, was killed in the shooting on Wednesday night, while his colleague Madasani was injured. Ian Grillot, who intervened and tried to snatch the gun from the killer Adam Purinton, was also injured in the shooting.

The accused, 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 swung into action and two senior officials of the Indian Consulate in Houston were sent to Kansas to assist the victims' families.


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