PA College Student Among 3 Palestinians Shot In Vermont
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PA College Student Among 3 Palestinians Shot In Vermont Three Palestinian college students, one of who attends Haverford College, were shot Saturday in Vermont, according to officials and reports.Haverford College student Kinnan Abdalhamid was shot in Vermont over the weekend. (Shutterstock)HAVERFORD, PA — A Delaware County college student was among the three victims of a shooting apparently targeting Palestinians in Vermont, according to officials.
Haverford College's President Wendy Raymond and Dean John McKnight said student Kinnan Abdalhamid was shot in Vermont. Abdalhamid, a junior at the school, is recovering from a gunshot wound in a hospital in Burlington, Vermont.
He and two others, identified as Hisham Awartani and Tahseen Ahmad, were shot near the University of Vermont Saturday night. CNN reports two of the victims are stable, but one suffered serious injuries.
All three victims are 20 years old and are of Palestinian descent, according to the college.
According to Fox 29, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives arrested Jason J. Eaton, 48, on Sunday in connection with the shooting.
NBC reports the three were walking when a man approached them, pulled out a handgun, and fired at least four rounds.
Haverford College officials said Abdalhamid's family lives overseas and that McKnight traveled to Vermont to be with him.
"Please join us in holding Kinnan, his friends, their families, and their communities in the light at this awful moment, as we come together in community in support of one another," the college said in a statement.
A message from our President Wendy Raymond and Dean of the College John McKnight regarding Haverford student Kinnan Abdalhamid who was shot in Vermont: pic.twitter.com/DqjSLnujsf— Haverford College November 26, 2023 Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. .
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