3 men of Palestinian descent are shot and wounded in Vermont

The shooter did not say a word before firing at least four times, Burlington police said Sunday.

What we know

• The three victims have been identified by family as Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ahmed. Awartani is a student at Brown University, Abdalhamid is a student at Haverford College, and Ahmed is a student at Trinity College.
• Two of the victims were wearing keffiyehs, police said, and they were speaking Arabic, according to the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee.
• The suspect was described by Burlington police as a white man with a handgun who didn’t say a word before firing at least four times.
• The war between Israel and Hamas has sparked heated protests and fiery rhetoric at college campuses. Jewish and Muslim students have been forced to confront violent threats.

Addition details:

1. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/live-blog/burlington-vermont-shooting-live-updates-rcna126704
2. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/26/us/palestinian-students-shootings-burlington.html
3. https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/26/men-palestinian-descent-shot-vemont-00128628