CNN: Suspect Arrested in Shooting of Three Palestinian Students

BERMAN Breaking overnight a ░░░░░░░░ is in custody in ░░░░░░░░ shooting of three Palestinian ░░░░░░░░ students in Vermont He ░░░░░░░░ expected to be arraigned ░░░░░░░░ And we are expecting ░░░░░░░░ update from the Burlington ░░░░░░░░ This morning authorities are ░░░░░░░░ into whether this shooting ░░░░░░░░ a hate crime CNN ░░░░░░░░ Polo Sandoval is in ░░░░░░░░ Vermont this morning Bring ░░░░░░░░ up to speed Polo ░░░░░░░░ Hey John It is ░░░░░░░░ on this tranquil sweet ░░░░░░░░ morning Hard to believe ░░░░░░░░ the block that you ░░░░░░░░ behind me that is ░░░░░░░░ those three Palestinian American ░░░░░░░░ were shot on Saturday ░░░░░░░░ Police here in Burlington ░░░░░░░░ the suspect who was ░░░░░░░░ just yesterday reportedly actually ░░░░░░░░ right in front of ░░░░░░░░ that shooting took place ░░░░░░░░ identifying him as a ░░░░░░░░ year old Jason Eaton ░░░░░░░░ local man that expects ░░░░░░░░ face various charges and ░░░░░░░░ arraignment in any moment ░░░░░░░░ We do understand the ░░░░░░░░ this all went down ░░░░░░░░ Saturday that these three ░░░░░░░░ men identified by an ░░░░░░░░ working with the families ░░░░░░░░ Tashin Ali Ahmad Keenan ░░░░░░░░ and also Hisham Awartani ░░░░░░░░ actually on the way ░░░░░░░░ dinner They were visiting ░░░░░░░░ They had attended schools ░░░░░░░░ other states That is ░░░░░░░░ this 40 year old ░░░░░░░░ according to police approached ░░░░░░░░ with a handgun and ░░░░░░░░ opened fire The big ░░░░░░░░ right now is why ░░░░░░░░ you hear from various ░░░░░░░░ American civil rights organizations ░░░░░░░░ the families themselves they ░░░░░░░░ that they were specifically ░░░░░░░░ because of what they ░░░░░░░░ wearing Here s what ░░░░░░░░ attorney representing the families ░░░░░░░░ CNN just yesterday Clip ░░░░░░░░ AYOUB The suspect walked ░░░░░░░░ to him and shot ░░░░░░░░ They weren t robbed ░░░░░░░░ weren t mugged It ░░░░░░░░ a targeted shooting and ░░░░░░░░ targeted crime And they ░░░░░░░░ wearing the Kufi very ░░░░░░░░ of the Palestinian cause ░░░░░░░░ Palestinian culture and history ░░░░░░░░ identity played a role ░░░░░░░░ them being targeted Clip ░░░░░░░░ SANDOVAL Now having heard ░░░░░░░░ and to be clear ░░░░░░░░ Police who was actually ░░░░░░░░ head of this investigation ░░░░░░░░ that they are still ░░░░░░░░ the process of looking ░░░░░░░░ all of the evidence ░░░░░░░░ in hand they actually ░░░░░░░░ with the ATF and ░░░░░░░░ in contact with the ░░░░░░░░ as they actually made ░░░░░░░░ rest arrests yesterday So ░░░░░░░░ many questions in this ░░░░░░░░ John certainly shaken to ░░░░░░░░ core as the community ░░░░░░░░ for this to be ░░░░░░░░ as a hate crime ░░░░░░░░ again police saying that ░░░░░░░░ has not officially led ░░░░░░░░ there yet BERMAN What ░░░░░░░░ the condition of the ░░░░░░░░ students Polo SANDOVAL So ░░░░░░░░ know that at least ░░░░░░░░ of them is in ░░░░░░░░ condition Something to share ░░░░░░░░ you about Hisham Awartani ░░░░░░░░ is the one that ░░░░░░░░ see on the right ░░░░░░░░ that group photo that ░░░░░░░░ actually taken just moments ░░░░░░░░ this shooting His family ░░░░░░░░ sharing a photo with ░░░░░░░░ showing him in his ░░░░░░░░ bed He appears to ░░░░░░░░ in good spirits However ░░░░░░░░ family also saying the ░░░░░░░░ are right now trying ░░░░░░░░ increase the blood flow ░░░░░░░░ his spine as we ░░░░░░░░ yesterday and other organization ░░░░░░░░ with a family say ░░░░░░░░ he likely has a ░░░░░░░░ lodged in his spine ░░░░░░░░ there s still a ░░░░░░░░ of concerns about what ░░░░░░░░ recovery will be like ░░░░░░░░ I can also tell ░░░░░░░░ John that the family ░░░░░░░░ were at least two ░░░░░░░░ those three children those ░░░░░░░░ men I should say ░░░░░░░░ trying to get here ░░░░░░░░ Burlington as they live ░░░░░░░░ Palestine BERMAN All right ░░░░░░░░ Sandoval keep us posted ░░░░░░░░ to what you hear ░░░░░░░░ We re expecting an ░░░░░░░░ from the police sometime ░░░░░░░░ soon as this morning.”