Arizona Sikh Man Dead in Suspected Hate Attack
A gunman fatally shot the Sikh Indian owner of a convenience store Saturday and sprayed bullets at two other locations in the span of a few minutes, authorities said.
Mesa police are investigating the shootings as possible hate crimes because the targets may have been Muslims, said Mesa police Sgt. Mike Goulet.
The Sikh Indian was killed at a Chevron gas station parking lot at 7956 E. University Drive, Goulet said. No injuries were reported at the second shooting, about eight miles away, apparently directed at a Mobile gas station employee, he said.
About 20 minutes later, a residence in the city was fired at, Goulet said. There were no injuries.
About 8 p.m. Saturday, a man was detained by police for questioning.
The gunman in each case was apparently driving a black Chevy ST pickup truck, Goulet said.
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