Kansas Bar Shooter Who Mistook Indian For Iranian Faces Hate Crime Charges
Adam Purinton, charged in the Olathe Austins bar shootings, appears in Division 8 at the Johnson County District Courthouse in Olathe, Kan. (David Eulitt/The Kansas City Star)
Adam Purinton, the suspect in a February shooting at an Olathe, Kansas, bar, now faces federal hate crime charges, the Justice Department announced Friday.
A grand jury indicted Purinton, 52, for shooting and killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla due to his race, color, religion, and national origin.
He was also charged with the attempted murder of Alok Madasani for the same reasons.