A bartender at a Clinton, Mo., restaurant where Mr. Purinton was later captured said he had heard him say that he had killed two Middle Eastern men. The federal government could ultimately try to bring civil rights charges against Mr. Purinton. In Johnson County, at least, Mr. Purinton has had few run-ins with law enforcement. Thousands of Indian technology workers have come to the United States under the H1-B program, which grants skilled foreign workers temporary visas. The Kansas attack dominated the Indian news media on Friday, with headlines calling the wounded American, Ian Grillot, a hero, and labeling the shooting a hate crime.

Source: New York Times February 24, 2017 09:49 UTC