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Suspect in Telangana student Sharath Koppu’s killing shot, says US police
The suspect in the killing of Indian student Sarath Koppu in Kansas City restaurant has been shot in an encounter with the police, US authorities said on Monday.
On July 6, the 25-year-old student from Telangana was fatally shot in the back during a robbery attempt in Kansas City of the US state of Missouri.
The suspect was traced by two undercover police officials on Sunday. When the officers were closing in, the suspect shot them with a rifle and fled the spot, and leaving the officers injured.
The suspect and the police exchanged several gunshots in which the suspect was shot dead. The Kansas police didn’t release the name of the suspect.
The officers injured in the encounter were in stable condition and their injuries were not life-threatening, Police said.
