New York: An Indian store clerk was shot at on the face by a robber who called him a ‘terrorist’ and an associate of the ISIS.
The incident which is evidently an instance of ‘hate crime’ left the store clerk, whose name has not been release, battling for life.
The clerk was employed at a store in Michigan owned by Sikh-American businessman Inderjit Singh.
The clerk sustained injuries and was released from hospital over the weekend. He told co-workers that the robber called him a “terrorist” because he is of Indian descent, according to a report in mlive.com, a Michigan-based news website.
Singh’s daughter Gurleen Kaur, said the robber demanded money from the store worker then led him to a back room where he put the barrel of a long gun into the worker’s mouth.
The 34-yr-old worker, fearing he would be killed, grabbed the rifle and was shot in the cheek during the struggle, she said.
Grand Rapids Police Sergeant Terry Dixon said the victim responded bravely.
“We’re Americans,” she said. “We’re trying to live normal lives, be Americans.”
The robber, wearing a mask and holding a gun, left with an undisclosed amount of money.
