- Friday, April 26, 2024
By: Shubham Ghosh
A 24-year-old man from the south-eastern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday (20) died of gunshot injuries that he received in a repeated shooting incident at a fuel station in Ohio in the US, according to the state’s police.
The deceased, identified as Saiesh Veera, was pursuing Master’s degree in the US and worked at the fuel station The incident happened in Ohio’s Columbus division, the police said.
“On April 20, 2023, at 12:50 am, Columbus Police officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of W. Broad St. on a reported shooting. Upon arrival, the officers located an adult male victim, identified as Saiesh Veera, M/O/24, suffering from a gunshot wound,” the police said in a notification.
Columbus Fire service personnel arrived and transported the victim to a local hospital. Despite life-saving measures, the victim was pronounced dead at 1:27 am, they said.
The incident remains under investigation and the family has been informed, the police added.
The Columbus Division Police has also shared a photo of the suspect who was seen on CCTV cameras.
HELP US FIND THIS SUSPECT
Homicide detectives are asking for help to identify this person related to a deadly shooting that occurred on April 20, 2023. Saiesh Veera, 24, was shot and killed at a gas station located in the 1000 block of W. Broad St.
Tip? ☎ Call 614-645-4730 pic.twitter.com/25mjNtNzY0
— Columbus Division of Police (@ColumbusPolice) April 20, 2023
According to Rohit Yalamanchili, who is overseeing an online fund-raiser programme to send Veera’s body back to India, the deceased got picked under the H-1B visa with his graduation just 10 days away.
He was going to quit his work as a clerk at the fuel station in a couple of weeks, he added.
Veera came to the US, the first in his family, with many aspirations and wanted to uplift his family as his father had died two years ago.
He was known to be a friendly person who played good cricket.
“I hope God brings peace to Saiesh, his mother, family, and friends who were touched by his soul,” Mr Yalamanchili added.
(With PTI inputs)
