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The 23-year-old Indian student was shot dead at a Fort Worth gas station on Friday night, leaving the local Indian-American community shocked and fearful.
Former Minister T Harish Rao met the family of deceased Indian student Chandrashekar Pole. (Photo: X)
After a 28-year-old student was killed in Texas on Friday night, a 23-year-old man, identified as Richard Florez, was arrested.
The 23-year-old Indian student was shot dead at a Fort Worth gas station on Friday night, leaving the local Indian-American community shocked and fearful.
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The suspect allegedly shot the 28-year-old while he was working a part-time shift, then fled the scene before being apprehended by officers, police said.
The suspect, identified as Richard Florez of North Richland Hills, allegedly shot Chandrashekar Pole at a gas station on Eastchase Parkway, police said. Following the shooting, Florez reportedly fired at another vehicle about a mile away but did not injure anyone. He then crashed into a gate while trying to enter a home on Meadowbrook Drive, where officers arrested him shortly after.
Police said a firearm was recovered from his vehicle. “The suspect is currently in the hospital but has been booked for the homicide,” Officer Brad Perez, a Fort Worth Police spokesperson, told NBCDFW.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Pole’s identity and said he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Officials from Fort Worth and Tarrant County noted that a formal statement and further investigative details have been delayed due to a local government shutdown. Authorities said the investigation is ongoing, and the motive behind the shooting has not yet been determined.
The Consulate General of India in Houston said they are in contact with Chandrashekar’s family to assist in repatriating his remains.
Several Indian-American community members and students expressed shock at the killing, saying the recent spate of violence targeting Indian students in the US has left them fearful and grieving.
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