The murder trial of a Maplewood man ended in a mistrial Tuesday after a prosecutor mentioned details of the man s criminal record during opening statements.
An Indian American software engineer in Missouri, Sharif Rahman Khan, was fatally shot in a possible hate crime.
According to reports, the 32-year-old Khan, a native of Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh, was shot to death March 31 at a University City apartment in St. Louis.
He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police have arrested Cole J. Miller, 23, in connection with the murder. Police said Miller had a âromantic fixationâ with a female friend of the now-deceased Indian engineer, according to reports.
On March 31, Miller went to the University City apartment, where Khanâs female friend lived. Khan was also there.
Bhopal techie shot dead in US, hate crime suspected
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University City police arrested a 23-year-old suspect named Cole J Miller from a bar on South Big Bend Boulevard in Maplewood and charged him with murder, armed criminal action and receiving stolen property, say US media reports. A .380 Ruger LCP pistol reported missing / stolen was found in his truck.
Sharif Rahman Khan
(This story originally appeared in on Apr 04, 2021)Sharif Rahman Khan, a 32-year-old software engineer from Bhopal, was shot dead in the US last Wednesday by a local resident who allegedly had a “romantic fixation” with a girl who was Sharif ’s friend, say local media reports.