Chicago: A 19-year-old Indian-origin student was shot dead on Thursday during a robbery attempt in the US state of Illinois.
Arshad Vahora, a native of Gujarat's Nadiad, was shot dead after robbers struck a gas station in Doloton, a village about 30 kilometres from the city of Chicago, CBS reported.
Reports quoted Mr Vahora's relatives as saying that during the incident he was filling in for a family member, who worked at the gas station. A 55-year-old relative of Mr Vahora, who also worked there, was injured in the incident. He was said to be critical and admitted at the Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
Soon after the incident, the robbers fled the spot. Reports said that no one has been arrested in connection with the incident.
The shooting comes amid growing attacks on Indians and Americans of Indian descent in recent months.
Earlier this month, a 30-year-old Indian national pursuing his masters in Chicago has been seriously injured after he was shot in his right cheek by an unidentified assailant.
Weeks later, a Sikh man was shot in his arm in his driveway in Kent, Washington state, by a masked man who had told him go back to his "own country".
(With inputs from agencies)
Arshad Vahora, a native of Gujarat's Nadiad, was shot dead after robbers struck a gas station in Doloton, a village about 30 kilometres from the city of Chicago, CBS reported.
Reports quoted Mr Vahora's relatives as saying that during the incident he was filling in for a family member, who worked at the gas station. A 55-year-old relative of Mr Vahora, who also worked there, was injured in the incident. He was said to be critical and admitted at the Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
Soon after the incident, the robbers fled the spot. Reports said that no one has been arrested in connection with the incident.
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The shooting comes amid growing attacks on Indians and Americans of Indian descent in recent months.
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Earlier this month, a 30-year-old Indian national pursuing his masters in Chicago has been seriously injured after he was shot in his right cheek by an unidentified assailant.
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Weeks later, a Sikh man was shot in his arm in his driveway in Kent, Washington state, by a masked man who had told him go back to his "own country".
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(With inputs from agencies)
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