An Indian American software engineer in Missouri, Sharif Rahman Khan, was fatally shot in a possible hate crime.
According to reports, the 32-year-old Khan, a native of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, was shot to death March 31 at a University City apartment in St. Louis.
He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police have arrested Cole J. Miller, 23, in connection with the murder. Police said Miller had a âromantic fixationâ with a female friend of the now-deceased Indian engineer, according to reports.
On March 31, Miller went to the University City apartment, where Khanâs female friend lived. Khan was also there.
Bhopal techie shot dead in US, hate crime suspected
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University City police arrested a 23-year-old suspect named Cole J Miller from a bar on South Big Bend Boulevard in Maplewood and charged him with murder, armed criminal action and receiving stolen property, say US media reports. A .380 Ruger LCP pistol reported missing / stolen was found in his truck.
Sharif Rahman Khan
(This story originally appeared in on Apr 04, 2021)Sharif Rahman Khan, a 32-year-old software engineer from Bhopal, was shot dead in the US last Wednesday by a local resident who allegedly had a “romantic fixation” with a girl who was Sharif ’s friend, say local media reports.
Sharif Rahman Khan
BHOPAL: Sharif Rahman Khan, a 32-year-old software engineer from Bhopal, was shot dead in the US last Wednesday by a local resident who allegedly had a “romantic fixation” with a girl who was Sharif ’s friend, say local media reports.
A section of the media had raised concerns that it was a ‘hate crime’. Sharif ’s family has expressed deep reservations about these media reports.
“My younger brother has been shot dead in St. Louis (Missouri). That’s all I know. I had called the University City police for details, but they refused to share any information unless I showed up there. They say it’s their SOP. None of Sharif’s colleagues have told us anything close to what’s being reported in the media,” Sharif’s elder brother Mukeem told TOI. Sharif ’s mother and brother live in Bhopal’s Subash Nagar area. They have decided to have his last rites performed in the US considering the Covid-19 situation in both countries. Indian diplomats
Updated: 11:43 AM CDT April 2, 2021
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. A Maplewood man suspected in a fatal shooting in University City has been arrested and charged.
Cole Miller, 23, of Maplewood, was charged Thursday with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and receiving stolen property. The victim, identified as 32-year-old Sharif Khan of Creve Coeur, died at a hospital after University City police found him with gunshot wounds at 762 W. Canterbury Road on Wednesday afternoon.
Police recovered two .380-caliber shell casings at the scene and a cellphone later determined to belong to Miller. He was arrested Wednesday night at a bar and grill on South Big Bend Boulevard in Maplewood. Officers found Miller’s truck with a .380 Ruger LCP inside. The gun had been reported missing in Franklin County.