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A 25-year-old Indian student was shot dead in the back during an alleged robbery attempt at a restaurant where he was working in Kansas City, in the US state of Missouri , according to the authorities
. victim of Sharath Koppu, a student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, who was shot dead Friday night at J's Fish and Chicken Market, near 54th Avenue and Prospect, where he worked as a part-time employee. He died shortly after being taken to the hospital.
KT Rama Rao, Minister of Telangana, and Kadiyam Srihari, Deputy Chief Minister, met the family of Sharath Koppu, who was shot dead in Kansas City on Friday evening
. lend all possible assistance so that a member of the deceased's family can obtain US visa to bring back Sharath's body.
The 26-year-old student from the University of Missouri-Kansas City was allegedly shot by the victim's cousin told ANI that Sharath had been shot and wounded when he was injured. a group of unidentified criminals opened fire on a restaurant in Kansas
. He succumbed to his injuries immediately, added his cousin.
Earlier in the day, the Minister of External Affairs, Sushma Swaraj, presented her condolences to the bereaved family and assured that the police incident
"Kansas Incident – My sincere condolences to the bereaved family, we will follow up with the police and provide all the help to the family, "she tweeted
Koppu from Telangana was a software engineer who came to the United States in January to continue Mastery has become a victim of the shooting in Kansas City, Missouri.We are in touch with his family and the police.We will provide all assistance.Our agents are also en route to Kansas City (sic), tweeted Yesterday the Consulate General of India in Chicago.
The Kansas City Police announced a reward of $ 10,000 for information leading to the suspect and published a short video of the suspect inside. restaurant few insta Before the shooting.
"In search of this suspect in the burglary and murder of 25-year-old Sharath Kopuu at 5412 Prospect last night. Sharath was originally from India and is studying at UMKC. The police tweeted with the suspect's short video.
Koppu's cousin created a GoFundMe account on behalf of the victim to pay for the return of his body. The Kansas City Star reports, "He had the same dreams as everyone else, to make him BIG in the land of opportunity." He had a great sense of humor and always made people laugh and he was always ready to lend a hand, "wrote cousin Raghu Chowdavaram in the account description GoFundMe.
" Nobody knew that life "People from a neighboring motel said he heard five shots of fire towards the restaurant, says the newspaper.
On Saturday afternoon, the restaurant was closed during normal working hours. A sticker on the doorway announced that surveillance cameras were in place, presumably as a deterrent to the crime, according to the newspaper.
A restaurant employee described in the newspaper what he saw on surveillance pictures
The suspect, dressed in a brown shirt with white stripes, demanded money and took out a gun: "He's afraid he's dying," says the man about Koppu
. cover around him, Koppu bolted
"(Koppu) ran, so he shot her" in the back, the newspaper quoted the worker. "
Three or four customers were in the store." At the time of the attempted theft, the man said, as well as several employees behind the counter.
The university reached out to Koppu's family in India, and counseling services are available to the academic community, according to a statement issued. "We offer our sincere condolences to Sharath's family and friends as a result of this absurd tragedy," said the
Chancellor of UMKC Mauli Agrawal presented his own condolences in a tweet last night.
"Sharath and I share an Indian legacy, but all of us at UMKC share the grief that these tragedies bring ", wrote Agrawal.
With the contributions of PTI and ANI
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