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In a shocking incident, an Indian-origin man shot dead his brother, injured his mother before killing himself in New York, officials said Tuesday, June 11.
The official said that the incident took place in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of New York on Saturday, June 8, where roughly 26 percent of the population either belongs to India or is from the Caribbean.
The accused was identified as Karamjit Multani (33), while the victim, his brother, was identified as Vipanpal (27). The injured mother (52) is yet to be identified. She has been shot in the stomach.
The police said that after shooting his brother dead, Karamjit Multani shot himself. “Karamjit’s body was found dead near a street corner with a gunshot wound to his head,” the police said.
As per reports, the shooter was ridiculed for starting an unsuccessful grocery store in Indiana. The reason for shooting is likely to be jealousy as his brother, Vipanpal, ran a successful deli in Valley Stream, New York.
“Due to COVID, the grocery store fails miserably. He goes bankrupt and is forced to move back home. A lot of tension between him and the brother over snide comments about how he’s a failure and his father giving him a hard time about the store not being successful,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a press briefing Tuesday, June 11.
As per reports, Karamjit was told by his father to get out of the house along with his wife and their three kids. Following a fight on the fateful night, Karamjit went to his brother’s room with two pistols and shot him multiple times, police said. The mother, who tried to protect the young son, was shot twice.
He then left the family home, removed his turban, and shot himself dead.
