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Man charged in Kansas attack reportedly said he'd shot 'two Iranian people' Man charged in Kansas attack reportedly said he'd shot 'two Iranian people'
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A bartender at the Missouri restaurant where a man was arrested for an apparently racially motivated shooting of two Indian men in Kansas told a 911 dispatcher the man admitted shooting “two Iranian people” and said he needed a place to stay.A bartender at the Missouri restaurant where a man was arrested for an apparently racially motivated shooting of two Indian men in Kansas told a 911 dispatcher the man admitted shooting “two Iranian people” and said he needed a place to stay.
A recording from Henry County, Missouri 911 reveals that the bartender warned police not to approach the building with sirens blaring or, she said, the man would “freak out” and “something bad’s going to happen”. A 911 recording from Henry County, Missouri, reveals that the bartender warned police not to approach the building with sirens blaring or, she said, the man would “freak out” and “something bad’s going to happen”.
The man, Adam Purinton, 51, of Olathe, was scheduled to appear in court on Monday. He has been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder.The man, Adam Purinton, 51, of Olathe, was scheduled to appear in court on Monday. He has been charged with first-degree murder and first-degree attempted murder.
According to witnesses, Purinton yelled “get out of my country” at two 32-year-old Indian men, Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani, before he opened fire at Austin’s Bar and Grill in the Kansas City suburb of Olathe on Wednesday evening.According to witnesses, Purinton yelled “get out of my country” at two 32-year-old Indian men, Srinivas Kuchibhotla and Alok Madasani, before he opened fire at Austin’s Bar and Grill in the Kansas City suburb of Olathe on Wednesday evening.
Kuchibhotla was killed and Madasani injured. The two had come to the US from India to study, and they worked as engineers at GPS-maker Garmin. A third patron, Ian Grillot, 24, was wounded when he tried to intervene.Kuchibhotla was killed and Madasani injured. The two had come to the US from India to study, and they worked as engineers at GPS-maker Garmin. A third patron, Ian Grillot, 24, was wounded when he tried to intervene.
After the shooting, Purinton, who is white, drove 70 miles east to an Applebee’s restaurant in Clinton, Missouri, where he spoke to the bartender. In the 911 call, the bartender told the dispatcher a man had come into the bar and said he had done something “really bad” and was on the run from the police.After the shooting, Purinton, who is white, drove 70 miles east to an Applebee’s restaurant in Clinton, Missouri, where he spoke to the bartender. In the 911 call, the bartender told the dispatcher a man had come into the bar and said he had done something “really bad” and was on the run from the police.
“He asked if he could stay with me and my husband,” the bartender said, “and he wouldn’t tell me what he did. I kept asking him, and he said that he would tell me if I agreed to let him stay with me. Well, I finally got him to tell me and he said, like, that he shot and killed two Iranian people in Olathe.”“He asked if he could stay with me and my husband,” the bartender said, “and he wouldn’t tell me what he did. I kept asking him, and he said that he would tell me if I agreed to let him stay with me. Well, I finally got him to tell me and he said, like, that he shot and killed two Iranian people in Olathe.”
Authorities have declined to discuss a possible motive for the attack or to say if they are investigating it as a possible hate crime. But the incident has raised concern about the treatment of immigrants, who feel targeted by Donald Trump’s promises to ban certain travelers and build a wall along the Mexico border.Authorities have declined to discuss a possible motive for the attack or to say if they are investigating it as a possible hate crime. But the incident has raised concern about the treatment of immigrants, who feel targeted by Donald Trump’s promises to ban certain travelers and build a wall along the Mexico border.
The University of Kansas Health System released a video Sunday of an interview with Grillot, of Grandview, Missouri, who is recovering after a bullet went through his right hand and into his chest.The University of Kansas Health System released a video Sunday of an interview with Grillot, of Grandview, Missouri, who is recovering after a bullet went through his right hand and into his chest.
Grillot said he had to do something because there were families and children in the bar when the gunfire erupted. He said he was grateful that the attack was bringing the community together and that it was “awesome honestly to be able to give people a hope that not everybody hates everybody”.Grillot said he had to do something because there were families and children in the bar when the gunfire erupted. He said he was grateful that the attack was bringing the community together and that it was “awesome honestly to be able to give people a hope that not everybody hates everybody”.
Madasani addressed a crowd of hundreds during a vigil on Sunday night at the Ball Conference Center in Olathe, Kansas. He described the killing of Kuchibhotla, his friend and co-worker, as “a senseless crime” the Kansas City Star reported.Madasani addressed a crowd of hundreds during a vigil on Sunday night at the Ball Conference Center in Olathe, Kansas. He described the killing of Kuchibhotla, his friend and co-worker, as “a senseless crime” the Kansas City Star reported.
“The main reason why I am here is that’s what my best friend, Srinivas, would have done,” Madasani said. “He would have been here for me.” “The main reason why I am here is that’s what my best friend, Srinivas, would have done,” Madasani said. “He would have been here for me.
“I wish it was a dream,” Madasani said. “I wish it was a dream.”
Still walking on crutches, Madasani drew applause when he called the shooting “an isolated incident that doesn’t reflect the true spirit of Kansas, the Midwest and the United States”.Still walking on crutches, Madasani drew applause when he called the shooting “an isolated incident that doesn’t reflect the true spirit of Kansas, the Midwest and the United States”.
At the vigil, Madasani recalled how Kuchibhotla never complained about picking him up and driving him to work for six months.At the vigil, Madasani recalled how Kuchibhotla never complained about picking him up and driving him to work for six months.
“He waited till I bought a car,” he said. “That’s the kind of guy he was – is.”“He waited till I bought a car,” he said. “That’s the kind of guy he was – is.”