From the Washington Post:
Sikh community asks for hate-crime probe after man is told ‘go back to
your own country’ and shot
By
Cleve R. Wootson Jr.
March 5 at 2:18 PM
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Police investigate shooting of Sikh man as possible hate crime
A gunman shot a Sikh man standing in his driveway in Kent, Wash., on
Friday, March 3. The gunman reportedly told the Sikh man to "go back
to your own country."
Kent Police chief Ken Thomas held a news conference shortly after the
incident, calling the shooting "surprising" and "extremely
disappointing." (Reuters)
The 39-year-old Sikh man was working on his car in his driveway in
Kent, Wash., just south of Seattle, when a man walked up wearing a
mask and holding
a gun.
According to a report in the Seattle Times,
there was an altercation, and the gunman — a stocky, 6-foot-tall white
man — said, “Go back to your own country,” and pulled the trigger.
Authorities are investigating the shooting as a suspected hate crime,
the newspaper reported.
The victim, whose name has not been released, was shot in the arm
about 8 p.m. Friday. His injuries were not considered to be
life-threatening, the newspaper reported.
The man who shot him is still on the loose. Kent police have reached
out to the FBI and other law enforcement agencies for help.
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