Houston:

In a tragic incident, a 32-year-old Indian-origin man was fatally shot throughout a theft at a comfort retailer within the US state of Texas.

Dasari Gopikrishna, who hailed from Bapatla district in Andhra Pradesh, got here to the US solely eight months in the past.

The incident occurred at a fuel station comfort retailer in Nice Grove, Dallas on June 21.

Consul Common D C Manjunath, who was in Dallas for a Yoga Day occasion on Sunday, confirmed to information company PTI that the incident was unrelated to a capturing in Arkansas as beforehand reported by varied sources.

Expressing condolences to Gopikrishna’s household, Mr Manjunath mentioned, “We’re deeply saddened to study in regards to the tragic demise of Indian nationwide Gopi Krishna Dasari in a theft capturing incident at Nice Grove, Dallas, TX, and are in contact with native members of the family.” 

The Consulate, together with assist from Indian associations, is offering all potential help to facilitate the repatriation of Mr Gopikrishna’s physique to India following native formalities, together with post-mortem and demise certificates.

Mr Gopikrishna sustained vital accidents in the course of the theft and was rushed to a close-by hospital, the place he tragically succumbed to his accidents on Sunday morning whereas present process therapy.

The incident has deeply affected the Indian neighborhood in Dallas and surrounding areas. Mr Gopikrishna is survived by his spouse and son.

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