FBI Investigating Shooting of Three Palestinian Students in Vermont

WHITFIELD An investigation is ░░░░░░░░ in Vermont after three ░░░░░░░░ college students were shot ░░░░░░░░ Burlington last night Police ░░░░░░░░ the students were walking ░░░░░░░░ a street when they ░░░░░░░░ confronted and shot by ░░░░░░░░ white male suspect Joining ░░░░░░░░ right now is CNN ░░░░░░░░ Polo Sandoval Polo what ░░░░░░░░ we hearing about a ░░░░░░░░ arrest or a suspect ░░░░░░░░ Yeah hearing from multiple ░░░░░░░░ close to the families ░░░░░░░░ we can tell you ░░░░░░░░ these are three 20 ░░░░░░░░ olds in the hospital ░░░░░░░░ now in Vermont Two ░░░░░░░░ them in stable condition ░░░░░░░░ of them in critical ░░░░░░░░ three of them students ░░░░░░░░ various American universities All ░░░░░░░░ them had been visiting ░░░░░░░░ over the Thanksgiving holiday ░░░░░░░░ Burlington police say a ░░░░░░░░ described only as a ░░░░░░░░ man approached them and ░░░░░░░░ fired his handgun injuring ░░░░░░░░ three of them Again ░░░░░░░░ is the only suspect ░░░░░░░░ that s been shared ░░░░░░░░ Burlington police who say ░░░░░░░░ are not quite ready ░░░░░░░░ establish this yet as ░░░░░░░░ hate crime though this ░░░░░░░░ certainly something they are ░░░░░░░░ a very close look ░░░░░░░░ given that at least ░░░░░░░░ of these young men ░░░░░░░░ wearing those traditional scarves ░░░░░░░░ symbol of solidarity with ░░░░░░░░ at the time of ░░░░░░░░ shooting yesterday which just ░░░░░░░░ to take place close ░░░░░░░░ the University of Vermont ░░░░░░░░ that s not where ░░░░░░░░ students attended Let me ░░░░░░░░ you up to speed ░░░░░░░░ the identifies of three ░░░░░░░░ men According to what ░░░░░░░░ have heard from the ░░░░░░░░ for Middle Eastern understanding ░░░░░░░░ is in close contact ░░░░░░░░ the families of Tahseen ░░░░░░░░ Ahmed who is the ░░░░░░░░ that you saw on ░░░░░░░░ left of that photo ░░░░░░░░ Abdalhamid who s the ░░░░░░░░ man there at the ░░░░░░░░ hugging both of his ░░░░░░░░ and on the right ░░░░░░░░ ll see Hisham Awartani ░░░░░░░░ we understand that AwartanI ░░░░░░░░ mother is still in ░░░░░░░░ right now which is ░░░░░░░░ she lives and she ░░░░░░░░ desperately trying to leave ░░░░░░░░ region to make her ░░░░░░░░ to the United States ░░░░░░░░ that she can be ░░░░░░░░ her 20 year old ░░░░░░░░ who we understand is ░░░░░░░░ stable condition But we ░░░░░░░░ understand according to the ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian minister of education ░░░░░░░░ s also in close ░░░░░░░░ with the families of ░░░░░░░░ young men that Awartani ░░░░░░░░ a bullet lodged in ░░░░░░░░ spine so it is ░░░░░░░░ unclear whether or not ░░░░░░░░ know how he ll ░░░░░░░░ able to recover out ░░░░░░░░ all of this So ░░░░░░░░ s certainly a traumatic ░░░░░░░░ here The FBI in ░░░░░░░░ region saying that they ░░░░░░░░ aware of this They ░░░░░░░░ ready to step in ░░░░░░░░ assist should we get ░░░░░░░░ the point where this ░░░░░░░░ leads us to believe ░░░░░░░░ this is in fact ░░░░░░░░ hate crime But look ░░░░░░░░ ve already heard from ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian and Arab American ░░░░░░░░ rights groups in the ░░░░░░░░ States who say it ░░░░░░░░ adds up that they ░░░░░░░░ confident that that s ░░░░░░░░ what this was In ░░░░░░░░ you just had a ░░░░░░░░ Fred in the last ░░░░░░░░ with an attorney representing ░░░░░░░░ families who says that ░░░░░░░░ gunman who s still ░░░░░░░░ the loose did not ░░░░░░░░ any words Simply walked ░░░░░░░░ to them and opened ░░░░░░░░ So it ll certainly ░░░░░░░░ interesting to follow this ░░░░░░░░ And the Burlington police ░░░░░░░░ saying given the geopolitics ░░░░░░░░ play certainly the conflict ░░░░░░░░ s been happening half ░░░░░░░░ world away because of ░░░░░░░░ they re certainly going ░░░░░░░░ take a prior this ░░░░░░░░ be a priority to ░░░░░░░░ whether or not these ░░░░░░░░ young men were specifically ░░░░░░░░ because of what they ░░░░░░░░ wearing and of course ░░░░░░░░ of who they were ░░░░░░░░ I should say WHITFIELD ░░░░░░░░ that’s right.”