Man hailed as hero in Kansas bar shooting honored with $100K
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A man wounded last month while trying to intervene in an apparently racially motivated shooting at a suburban Kansas City bar has been honored with a $100,000 check.
The Kansas City Star (http://bit.ly/2nFyj2P ) reports that Ian Grillot was surprised with the check Saturday at a gala in Houston. The India House, which hosted the gala, and three donors teamed to give Grillot the money to be used toward buying a house.
His mother, Debra Grillot, described the evening as "impressive."
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The shooting in Olathe, Kansas, left Srinivas Kuchibhotla dead and his friend, Alok Madasani, wounded. Both Kuchibhotla and Madasani were natives of India working as engineers for GPS-maker Garmin in Olathe.
Adam Purinton was arrested hours later in Missouri. He's charged with murder and attempted murder. Witnesses say Purinton shouted racial slurs.
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Information from: The Kansas City Star, http://www.kcstar.com