Case Study 1: Shooting at night club leads to 3.5 million dollar verdict[i]. An OH law firm represented the mother of an 18 year old young man who was shot and killed at a night club. He was standing watching a fight take place, when an unknown assailant discharged a firearm, killing our client's son. A claim was brought against the night club for improper security, resulting in a 3.5 million dollar judgment.

 

Case Study 2[ii]: Members of greater Boston's Nepali community, which numbers about 6,000 to 7,000, are calling for justice and trying to raise money to cover funeral expenses after one of their own was gunned down behind the counter of a Tedeschi's store. The president and C.E.O. of Tedeschi's stores put out a statement saying he's is deeply saddened by the loss of Dangol to a senseless act of violence. Anyone with information is asked to call the Homicide Unit at 617-343-4470. Individuals wishing to provide information anonymously may do so by calling the CrimeStoppers Hotline at 1-800-494-TIPS or texting 'TIPS' to CRIME (27463).

 

Case Study 3[iii]: Missouri City Police have arrested a 17-year old Raymond Whitcher in the case of Ashok Bhattarai's murder. Full story here. A Nepali student who was working his shift at a convenience store in Missouri City, Texas, was shot with a rifle and killed during a robbery on Sept. 28.

 

Case Study 4: The Council on American-Islamic Relations[iv] (CAIR) called on the FBI to investigate a possible bias motive for the murder of a Texas convenience store owner, allegedly shot to death by a suspected white supremacist. Surveillance video showed that the store owner, 50-year-old Naushad Virani, was shot during a robbery Friday night in Liberty County, Texas. Local authorities are investigating whether the murder was a hate crime. When arrested, the alleged killer told deputies: When I saw that all of you were white I decided to give up and not fight. " He also reportedly admitted that he shot the store owner. The suspect in the case has a lengthy criminal record and is believed to be a member of a white supremacist group. He has many tattoos, including a Nazi SS symbol on the right side of his neck. A CAIR representative in Texas is in touch with the family of the victim.

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SIMILARITIES ON THE ABOVE FOUR CASES?

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City and State	Venue	Victim	Incident	Status
Boston, MA	Convenience Store	Surendra Dangol, 40	December 27, 2009	Fatally shot dead. Criminal at large
Missouri City, TX	First Stop Food Store	Ashok Bhattarai, 21	September 28, 2008	Fatally shot dead. 17-year-old Raymond Whitcher for the murder.
Bedford, TX	D&S Food Store in Bedford.	Gaurab Rajbanshi, 28	June 11, 2007	Theodis Dodson pleaded guilty to capital murder and received a life sentence. Jeff Dodson is being tried for the death penalty for killing. Fredrick Hughes was in the get-a-way car and was found not guilty.
East Fort Worth, TX	TL Food Store	Jas Bahadur Rai, 48	January 7, 2009	Leonard Junior Coulter, 46, was arrested
Baltimore, MD	Texaco gas station	Himank Karki, 21	August 27, 2007	Fatally shot dead. Criminal at large
TX	Leon County,	Amrit Dhital, 21	January 7, 2006	Car Accident not at fault
TX	Leon County,	Puskar Acharya, 21	January 7, 2006	Car Accident not at fault
TX	Leon County,	Prahlad Gurung, 22	January 7, 2006	Car Accident not at fault
TX	Leon County,	Subash Gurung, 20	January 7, 2006	Car Accident not at fault
MN	Southern Minnesota highway.	Utsav Basnet, 19	January 4, 2006	Car Accident-Not at fault
MN	Southern Minnesota highway.	Bedija Kharel, 20	January 4, 2006	Car Accident-Not at fault
MN	Southern Minnesota highway.	Nishma Timilsina, 21	January 4, 2006	Car Accident-Not at fault

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