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Garmin Engineer Shot And Killed By Man Yelling 'Get Out Of My Country!' (theverge.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the killed-in-Kansas dept.

lxw56 writes: Garmin engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was shot and killed at a local bar in Olathe, Kansas, the U.S. headquarters of Garmin. Co-worker Alok Madasani was also injured along with bystander Ian Grillot, who attempted to help the men. "The suspect in the shooting, Adam Purinton, was drinking at the bar in Olathe, Kansas, at about 7:15 p.m. that night," reports The Verge. "A witness said he yelled 'get out of my country' to two of the victims, reportedly saying the men, believed to originally be from India, were 'Middle Eastern.'" In 2015, Garmin employed 2,700 workers in Olathe and has plans to double this number, which the article notes has led to "increasing diversity" in the community.

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  1. "Police found Purinton 80 miles away at Applebees" by JoeyRox · · Score: 4, Funny

    Police found him there after putting out an APB (Applebees Point Bulletin), which is the tool they use to find all racists in the Midwest and South.

  2. Re:"Police found Purinton 80 miles away at Applebe by Ol+Olsoc · · Score: 5, Funny

    a class or kind of people unified by shared interests, habits, or characteristics

    So WoW players, cat fanciers and gun enthusiasts are races now? Not sure that will fly with the UNHRC...

    So now along with 5000 Genders, we got a million races based on beer preference.

    --
    The shepherds did so well protecting the flock that the sheep no longer believed that wolves existed.
  3. Re: Should have listened by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    My ancestors were Neanderthals you insensitive prick