{"id":36571,"date":"2018-07-09T11:56:45","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T11:56:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/punjabnews24.com\/?p=36571"},"modified":"2018-07-09T11:56:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T11:56:45","slug":"indian-student-from-telangana-killed-in-shooting-at-kansas-city-restaurant-in-us-family-urges-sushma-swaraj-to-ensure-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blastingskyhawk.com\/english\/indian-student-from-telangana-killed-in-shooting-at-kansas-city-restaurant-in-us-family-urges-sushma-swaraj-to-ensure-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian student from Telangana killed in shooting at Kansas City restaurant in US; family urges Sushma Swaraj to ensure action"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 26-year-old student from Telangana was shot dead at a restaurant at Kansas city in USA, during a suspected robbery attempt.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The man was identified by Indian authorities as Sharath Koppu, who was shot by unidenitified persons at J\u2019s Fish and Chicken Market on Prospect Avenue on Friday evening.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe immediately rendered aid in regard to the injuries. Once the fire department arrived, they transported him to a nearby hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased,\u201d Capt Lionel Colon of the local police department told The Kansas City Star.<\/p>\n

Another police officer investigating the case said it could possibly be a case of “attempted robbery” and not hate crime.<\/p>\n

Koppu, who hailed from Warangal district, was pursuing his masters in software engineering at the University of Missouri and was working part-time at the restaurant in Kansas city.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Kansas Police announced a reward of USD 10,000 for providing information about the suspect in regard to the robbery and murder of the Indian-origin student.<\/p>\n

The police also released a CCTV footage on their Twitter handle, where the suspected murderer can be seen.<\/p>\n

“Looking for this suspect in the robbery & murder of 25-y.o. Sharath Kopuu at 5412 Prospect last night. Sharath was from India and is a student at UMKC. $10,000 reward for info leading to charges in this ,” the Police tweeted.<\/p>\n

The victim’s cousin told ANI that a group of unidentified miscreants opened fire at a restaurant in Kansas, during which Sharath received five bullet injuries.<\/p>\n

Although Sharath was immediately shifted to a hospital in the vicinity, his cousin said the victim succumbed to his injuries.<\/p>\n

“My cousin moved to the USA in January this year, after he received a full scholarship to study at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Last night, we got to know that he was brutally killed by gunshots fired by unknown people around 8 pm . This is a very sad day for all of us,” said the victim’s cousin, Sandeep Vemulakonda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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