By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The FBI is investigating a shooting that killed one Indian man and injured another at a crowded bar in a Kansas City suburb to determine whether a hate crime was committed.
According to witnesses, Adam W. Purinton, 51, opened fire after telling the men to “get out of my country,” CNN reports.
The shooting killed Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32. The victim’s friend, Alok Madasani, 32, was injured. Both men are originally from India.
A bar patron, Ian Grillot, 24, also was injured.
Purinton faces up to life in prison after he was charged with premeditated first-degree murder and two counts of attempted premeditated first-degree murder.
Authorities on Thursday declined to say whether the shooting was a hate crime.
