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3 Palestinian students shot in Vermont
A suspect has been arrested
The man suspected of shooting the three Palestinian college students in Burlington, Vermont, pleaded not guilty Monday to three charges of attempted murder in the second degree.
Jason J. Eaton, 48, was arrested Sunday afternoon near the scene of the attack, about a day after he allegedly shot the trio of 20-year-old victims, the Burlington Police Department said.
At Monday’s arraignment hearing, the judge ordered Eaton – who appeared virtually wearing an orange jumpsuit – to be held without bond.
The case has garnered national attention amid rising reports of hate crimes since the Israel-Hamas war erupted.Authorities said Eaton lives in an apartment building in front of the shooting scene and a search of his home uncovered evidence that gave investigators “probable cause to believe that Mr. Eaton perpetrated the shooting.
”During the search of the suspect’s home, authorities recovered a .380 semi-automatic Ruger pistol, a law enforcement source said.
The weapon was taken to a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives ballistics lab, where experts are firing a comparison bullet to examine it against the bullets recovered from the victims and shell casings recovered at the scene.
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“Although we do not yet have evidence to support a hate crime enhancement, I do want to be clear that there is no question, this was a hateful act,” Chittenden County State’s Attorney Sarah George said Monday.
The three 20-year-old students remain hospitalized in an intensive care unit Monday, said Rich Price, the uncle of one of the victims who was hosting the students for Thanksgiving.
The shooting victims are Hisham Awartani, a student at Brown University in Rhode Island; Kinnan Abdalhamid, a student at Haverford College in Pennsylvania; and Tahseen Ali Ahmad, a student at Trinity College in Connecticut, according to the Institute for Middle East Understanding, which provided statements on behalf of the victims’ families.
“Their lives have been changed forever,” Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger said. “One in particular faces a tremendous struggle and recovery, with injuries that may be lifelong.”
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