Adam Purinton

US Navy veteran pleads guilty to killing Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla at a Kansas bar in 2017, faces death penalty

A US Navy veteran charged with the killing of Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla and injuring two others at a suburban Kansas City bar last year, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to premeditated first-degree murder. Adam Purinton, 52, pleaded guilty before a Kansas court.

Mar 07, 2018, 06:35 AM IST

US Navy veteran accused of killing Indian techie in Kansas pleads not guilty

A US Navy veteran charged with killing an Indian techie and injuring two others in a racially motivated hate crime at a bar in Kansas City early this year has pleaded not guilty.

Dec 03, 2017, 00:23 AM IST

Kansas man charged with US hate crime for shooting Indian Indian national Kuchibhotla

Adam Purinton was involved in a 22 February shooting at Austin`s Bar and Grill in Olathe, Kansas.

Jun 10, 2017, 10:01 AM IST

US Navy veteran accused of killing Indian appears in court

A US Navy veteran charged with killing an Indian techie and injuring two others in a racially motivated hate crime has appeared before a court in Kansas, where his public defender sought more time to review evidence.

Mar 10, 2017, 09:42 AM IST

Donald Trump makes first comment on Kansas shooting, says US stands united in condemning hate in all forms

In his first speech before a joint session of Congress, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday decried the Kansas shooting incident, in which Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed.

Mar 01, 2017, 08:36 AM IST

Hundreds gather for peace, to celebrate Kansas victim's life

Hundreds of people in Kansas City joined a peace march and prayer vigil, celebrating the life of Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla cut short in a senseless triple shooting incident at a pub in an apparent hate crime.

Feb 27, 2017, 09:57 AM IST

Kansas shooting: US Navy veteran charged with killing Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla in possible hate crime

A white U.S. Navy veteran has been charged with killing an engineer from India and wounding two other men when he opened fire in a Kansas bar in what federal authorities were investigating on Friday as a possible hate crime that shocked the victim`s home country. 

Feb 25, 2017, 09:25 AM IST

Best of America emerges amidst hate killing of Indian man

The killing of an Indian-origin man shows the worst and the best of America -- the undercurrent of bigotry and the heroism and the generosity, which are often the dominant traits.

Feb 24, 2017, 11:16 AM IST