Yet another shooting in the United States has left a family destroyed and minority communities in a state of panic.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla, an engineer from Hyderabad, was shot dead by an American. The man reportedly screamed “get out of my country”, before opening fire.
Kuchibhotla was all of 32 and is survived by his wife and parents in Hyderabad. His body is expected to arrive at Hyderabad on Sunday evening. His wife and brother will be accompanying his body.
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Kavipriya Muthuramalingam, a close friend of Kuchibhotla’s, set up a GoFundMe campaign to raise money to help Kuchibhotla’s wife, Sunayana, and his family with the expenses for the funeral and to carry his mortal remains back to India.
Srini was the kindest person you would meet... full of love, care and compassion for everyone. He never uttered a word of hatred, a simple gossip, or a careless comment. He was brilliant, well-mannered and simply an outstanding human being. His wife Sunayana and his family are now faced with incredible grief and a multitude of expenses.Muthuramalingam’s plea
The crowd funding campaign saw contributions from over 13,000 people in just a day and has been able to put together $6,00,000 – far beyond its initial aim of $1,50,000.
The American man accused of the shooting, 51-year-old Adam Purinton, was arrested from a bar in Missouri. He reportedly told the bartender that he had just killed two ‘Middle Eastern’ people.
Kuchibhotla’s friend and colleague, Alok Madasani, was also shot at by Purinton.
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