Kansas man charged in shooting of two Indians in possible hate crime


  • World
  • Friday, 24 Feb 2017

MILWAUKEE/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A Kansas man was charged on Thursday with shooting to death an Indian man and wounding another Indian man and an American in a bar, and federal authorities are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.

The killing led news bulletins in India and drew strong reactions on social media, where people voiced concern that U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" position on immigration and jobs has fuelled a climate of intolerance.

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