The Hindu : Front Page : Andhra Pradesh student shot dead in U.S.

Online edition of India's National Newspaper
Monday, Dec 27, 2010
ePaper | Mobile/PDA Version

Front Page

Front Page

Andhra Pradesh student shot dead in U.S.

Jayachandra Elaprolu was shot five times
He appears to have been shot through the door: police

Houston: A 22-year-old Indian student hailing from Andhra Pradesh was shot dead in Pasadena county of California on Christmas morning in a robbery at a gas station.

Jayachandra Elaprolu, who worked as a part-time clerk at the convenience store attached to the gas station, was shot five times and found dead when the police arrived.

The police said they were seeking at least two suspects, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Ali Kahn, a manager at the station, said Mr. Elaprolu, who is studying computer science, had been working at the store for less than a month.

CCTV footage

The footage of the closed circuit TV obtained by the police showed a man in a ski mask entering the Conoco gas station around 2:20 a.m. (local time), before shooting the clerk and taking away the cash register.

The police distributed the surveillance video to local media outlets in an attempt to find witnesses, the paper said.

As the assailant confronted him, Elaprolu managed to get behind a door that led to a small office behind the counter, but he appeared to have been shot through the door, the police said.

Besides the gunman, the police have named another person who was seen leaving the gas station seconds before the shooting incident.

A woman who entered the store about a minute after the incident found the clerk hit by bullets and she called the police.— PTI

Corrections and Clarifications

The PTI news report, “Andhra Pradesh student shot dead in U.S. ” (December 27, 2010), wrongly said the victim was shot dead in Pasadena county of California . The incident took place in Pasadena city of Texas state.

Printer friendly page
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Front Page