Indian-origin store clerk shot at in the US
Thursday, 17/12/2015
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NEW YORK: In a suspected haterelated incident, an Indianorigin store clerk was shot in the face during a struggle with an unidentified man who called him a terrorist and part of the IS (Islamic State) terror group as he tried to rob the store, a media report said.
The clerk, whose name was not released, worked at a store in Michigan owned by US Sikh businessman Inderjit Singh.
The clerk sustained injuries and was released from hospital over the weekend. He told coworkers that the robber called him a ‘terrorist’ because he is of Indian descent, according to a report on mlive.com, a Michigan-based news website.
Inderjit’s daughter Gurleen Kaur said the robber demanded money from the store worker and then led him to a back room where he put the barrel of a long gun into the worker’s mouth.
The victim, 34, told Gurleen that the robber called him a ‘terrorist’ and said he was part of the Islamic State terror group.
The worker, fearing he would be killed, grabbed the rifle and was shot in the cheek during the struggle, she said.
“This could’ve been much, much worse given the apparent intent of the suspect,” Dixon said. “If the victim had not fought off the suspect, then this could’ve been a much more serious incident.”
