a man was arrested in connection with the shooting of three university students of Palestinian descent in the state Vermontpolice said on Monday, in what US authorities responsible for the investigation consider “a crime motivated by hate.”

This was assured by the city of Burlington’s police chief, Jon Murad The suspect’s name is Jason Eaton, he is 48 years old. and was arrested on Sunday. He was expected to appear in court on Monday.

Evidence collected during a search of Eaton’s apartment, as well as additional data collected, “probably led investigators and prosecutors to believe that Mr. Eaton committed the shooting,” Murad said in a statement.

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Police spokespersons had previously described the author as “a white man with a gun,” who acted without saying a word and “fired at least four bullets…”.

The incident took place amid high tensions and several episodes of violence recorded on college campuses and in other parts of the United States in the context of the conflict between Israel and the Islamist group Palestinian Hamas.

A police statement shows that two of The victims were in stable condition and the third suffered ‘much more serious injuries’. Two are U.S. citizens and the other is a legal resident of the United States.

Although no conclusion has yet been reached about the shooter’s motive, it has been confirmed Two of the young men wore ‘keffiyehs’, the traditional black and white Palestinian scarf.

“At this tense moment, no one can look at this incident and not suspect that it was a hate crime,” Murad said in the note.

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The three victims were graduates of Ramallah Friends School, a private Quaker school in the Palestinian territory of the West Bankand are now attending several universities in the northeastern United States, according to a statement from a spokesperson for the victims’ families.

“As parents, we are devastated by the terrible news that our children have been attacked and shot. We call on the authorities to conduct a thorough investigation. “We will not feel comfortable until the aggressor is brought to justice,” the note said.

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee ruled on the case: “We have reason to believe that this shooting occurred because the victims are Arabs.”

He called on Vermont authorities to investigate the shooting as a “hate crime.”

The White House said on Sunday that the president, Joe Biden, had been briefed on the incident.

Bernie Sanders, a Vermont senator and former Democratic presidential candidate, called the attack “shocking and deeply disappointing,” adding, “Hate has a place here and nowhere else” in the United States. (JO)