Ottawa Citizen

‘GET OUT OF MY COUNTRY,’ YELLS MAN BEFORE SHOOTING

- The Associated Press

Witnesses said a man accused of opening fire in a crowded bar yelled at two Indian men to “get out of my country” before pulling the trigger in an attack that killed one of the men and wounded the other, as well as a third man who tried to help.

Hours later, the suspect reportedly told a bartender in another town that he needed a place to hide because he had just killed two Middle Eastern men.

In India, the father of one of the wounded men called the attack a hate crime, but authoritie­s on Friday declined to discuss a motive.

Adam Purinton, 51, was charged with murder and attempted murder in the Wednesday night shooting in the Kansas City suburb of Olathe. A bartender at Austins Bar and Grill said Purinton used racial slurs before firing.

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MAHESH KUMAR A. / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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