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A suspect in the murder of a 25-year-old Indian student, Sharath Koppu, in Kansas City, was killed during an exchange of gunfire with police, injuring three officers infiltrated, said Monday the US authorities.
Sharath Koppu was shot dead on July 6 in the back during an attempted robbery at a restaurant where he was working in the US state of Missouri.
Police found the suspect involved in the shooting on July 15th. infiltrators monitoring the man, he shot them with a rifle and escaped, leaving the two officers injured, Kansas City Star reported.
This meeting triggered a series of shootings between the suspect, who was not released, and the police. In all, three officers were injured and the potential suspect was killed, according to the report.
The wounds of the three officers were not life threatening, police said.
The attack of the two undercover agents started at a motel in East Kansas City, the shootings continued an hour later, and then ended after a short break and the death of the suspect, he added. of a possible suspect in a day. Few tips have come. Soon, the police identified the man they called a person of interest.
Detectives were looking for man all week Kansas City Police Chief Rick Smith, quoted by the report. 19659003] "It's the first time we're watching it," says Smith.
Two undercover detectives followed a car that the man was riding: "It was at that time that the engagement took place"
The man fired at the two plainclothes agents with a rifle and escaped with a second person in a vehicle, according to police. The vehicle and the other person were quickly found by the police
The Kansas City Indian Association commended the police for diligently pursuing Koppu's firing and "there is some closure" with the death of the interested
happy to learn that the suspect was arrested and that justice was returned to Koppu. In the same vein, we are just as discouraged to hear about the three officers who were fired in pursuit of it. Our thoughts and prayers are with them for a speedy recovery, "said in a statement Jagdeesh Subramanian, president of the Kansas City Indies Association
Koppu of Telangana was a software engineer came to the States United States in January
Last week, his body was buried in Telangana after his last rites were celebrated at Warangal
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