Ami Bera says hate crimes on rise |
Indian American Congressman Ami Bera has condemned the shooting of an Indian-origin Sikh man in Kent, saying crime motivated by hate are on the rise even as FBI joined probe into the “potentially hate-motivated crime”. This disturbing crime is an outrage that goes against everything we stand for as a nation of immigrants, Bera said. Deep Rai(39), a US national of Indian-origin, was shot outside his home on Friday by a partially-masked gunman who shouted “go back to your own country”, in a suspected hate crime. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating this as potentially hate-motivated. The Seattle FBI is assisting the Kent Police Department through a joint investigation of the shooting incident. The FBI remains committed to investigating crimes that are potentially hate-motivated and continues to work with all community partners in the Seattle area, said FBI Seattle Spokesperson Ayn Dietrich. The FBI is also investigating another shooting in Kansas last week as a hate crime, in which 32-year-old Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed when 51-year-old US Navy veteran Adam Purinton opened fire at him and his friend Alok Madasani, yelling “get out of my country”. “Xenophobia and racism have no place in America, and we as a anilnation need to stand up to these hate crimes — starting with the President.
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