'Get Out of My Country' Shouts US Man Before Killing Indian; FBI Steps in

In a shocking racial attack, an Indian immigrant engineer was shot dead while two of his friends (one Indian) were seriously injured by a US Navy veteran who mistook them as 'Middle Eastern' in a crowded Austin's Bar and Grill in Olathe of Kansas in the United States on Wednesday night.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted, "I am shocked at the shooting incident in Kansas in which Srinivas Kuchibhotla has been killed. My heartfelt condolences to bereaved family."

"After killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla he wounded his colleague Alok Madasani. He then fired at a third man, identified as Ian Grillot, who had tried to intervene," police sources said.

The accused apparently thought Srinivas and Madasani were Middle Eastern.

"It is a very troublesome situation. It has become a big question whether we should send our children to US or not. We want our government to raise this issue in the international platform. It is unfortunate that the US government is not serious about taking care of these issues. Also, our government also has not taken any steps to stop such situations," Telangana NRI Parents Association, Dr Rajkumar.

Meanwhile, the FBI has joined local police authorities in the investigation.

"The FBI is investigating to determine if the shooting of Kuchibhotla, was a bias-motivated hate crime in violation of the victims' civil rights," Eric Jackson, special agent in charge of the FBIs Kansas City office told reporters at a news conference.

Jon Cassat, vice president of communications for Garmin, expressed condolences to the family members of Srinivas - who used to work for Garmin.

Later, the company issued a public statement: "We're saddened that two Garmin associates were involved in last night's incident, and we express our condolences to the family and friends of our co-workers involved. Garmin will have grievance counselors on-site and available for its associates today and tomorrow."