Three Palestinian College Students Shot In Potential Hate Crime

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Three college students reportedly of Palestinian descent were shot Saturday evening in Burlington, Vermont in what police suspect is a potential hate crime, according to reports.

The three young men, Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Tahseen Ahmed, were reportedly walking around the University of Vermont campus when a white man allegedly opened fire at them, according to The New York Times. Two of the students are in stable condition and are expected to recover, per the outlet. Awartani was reportedly struck in his spinal cord and has lost feeling in his lower body, according to a statement his uncle gave to The New York Times. (RELATED: ‘Are They Extremists?’: Doocy Asks KJP If Pro-Palestine Protesters Are Held To Same Standard As ‘MAGA’ Republicans)

Two of the victims were wearing a Palestinian headdress, the kaffiyeh, at the time of the shooting, per the report.

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