Key takeaways:
- Three Palestinian college students were shot in Burlington, Vermont on Saturday night.
- The man accused of shooting the students, Jason Eaton, had a shotgun confiscated by police in upstate New York a decade ago.
- The three students were taken to the hospital and are now in stable condition, and the police are still investigating the incident.
Three Palestinian college students were shot in Burlington, Vermont on Saturday night while walking down a street. One of the students, Kinnan Abdalhamid, recounted his experience in an interview with CBS News.
The man accused of shooting the students, Jason Eaton, had a shotgun confiscated by police in upstate New York a decade ago. This was after an ex-girlfriend of Eaton’s told police that there were domestic disputes and wanted the weapon removed from her home.
The ex-girlfriend, who was 37 at the time, told police that she and Eaton had just broken up and were no longer living together. She also said that Eaton had a history of mental illness. It is unclear from the records the extent of the domestic violence and mental illness claims made by the ex-girlfriend.
Abdalhamid said that right after the shooting, he thought his friends might be dead and wanted to call 911 — then he experienced “an extreme spike of pain.” He and his friends, Tahseen Ahmad and Hisham Awartani, were all taken to the hospital and are now in stable condition.
The police are still investigating the incident and no charges have been filed yet. The Burlington Police Department has asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact them.
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