{"id":302359,"date":"2018-09-07T10:34:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T10:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=302359"},"modified":"2018-09-07T10:34:27","modified_gmt":"2018-09-07T10:34:27","slug":"25-year-old-youth-from-andhra-pradesh-killed-in-cincinnati-bank-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/25-year-old-youth-from-andhra-pradesh-killed-in-cincinnati-bank-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"25-year-old youth from Andhra Pradesh killed in Cincinnati bank shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-301486 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/crime-scene-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/crime-scene-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/crime-scene-218x150.jpg 218w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/crime-scene-696x476.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/crime-scene.jpg 711w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/crime-scene-614x420.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/>A 25-year-old Indian youth was among the three people who were killed, when a gunman opened fire at a bank in the US state of Ohio on Thursday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Pruthviraj Kandepi, who hailed from Andhra Pradesh and two others, Luis Felipe Calderon and Richard Newcomer were killed by the gunman identified as Omar Perez, 29.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Perez was later shot dead by the police.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Five others were also injured in the incident that took place at the headquarters of the Fifth Third Bank near Fountain Square, Cincinnati.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">His family in Tenali town was shocked after deceased\u2019s friends informed them about the incident over the phone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Officials of India&#8217;s Consul General in New York said that the consulate was also in touch with Kandepi&#8217;s family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">According to an official of the Telugu Association of North America (TANA), Kandepi was working with the bank as a consultant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">He further added that\u00a0arrangements were being made to send his body to India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cOfficers responded to a 911 call around 9:10 am local time about an &#8220;active shooter&#8221; at the bank\u201d, said by the Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot Isaac.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Perez had gone to several businesses before going to the bank, he said<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Perez had opened fire in the building&#8217;s loading dock before continuing into the lobby area and firing more shots, Isaac added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Yesterday\u2019s incident was the second this year where an Indian was shot dead in the US.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 25-year-old Indian youth was among the three people who were killed, when a gunman opened fire at a bank in the US state of Ohio on Thursday. Pruthviraj Kandepi, who hailed from Andhra Pradesh and two others, Luis Felipe Calderon and Richard Newcomer were killed by the gunman identified as Omar Perez, 29. 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