Residents of the Kansas community(REUTERS)

Residents of the Kansas community where three people were shot in what authorities suspect was a possible hate crime, gathered to honor the victims on Friday.

Adam Purinton, a white US Navy veteran has been charged with killing an engineer from India and wounding two other men when he opened fire at Austin’s bar and grill in Olathe, Kansas.

Purinton is also accused of wounding American Ian Grillot, who was shot as he tried to intervene.

The shooting on Wednesday night led news bulletins in India and triggered outrage on social media, where people voiced concern that U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” position on immigration and jobs has fueled a climate of intolerance.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation was looking at whether it was a hate crime, the official term for crimes motivated by bias or prejudice.

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