With the nation still in shock from the killing of an Indian engineer in the United States last week, another Indian-origin businessman has been shot dead outside his home in South Carolina. Lancaster County police said, Harnish Patel, the owner of a convenience store, was found dead of gunshot wounds in the front yard of his home on Thursday. <br/><br/>In a statement Lancaster County Coroner's Office said, Patel closed his store and drove to his nearby home where authorities believe he was confronted by his killer.<br/><br/>Patel's death comes after an Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed in Kansas in a hate crime shooting that had sent shock-waves across Indian-American community. Indian- American community expressed concerns over their safety in an enviornment of xenophobic and racist rhetoric in the country. <br/><br/>US President Donald Trump had condemned the Kansas shooting and said America stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms.

In the United States, an Indian-origin businessman has been shot dead in Lancaster County, South Carolina. Lancaster County police said, Harnish Patel, the owner of a convenience store, was found dead of gunshot wounds in the front yard of his home on Thursday. <br/><br/>In a statement Lancaster County Coroner's Office said, Patel closed his store and drove to his nearby home where authorities believe he was confronted by his killer.<br/><br/>Patel's death comes after an Indian engineer Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed in Kansas in a hate crime shooting that had sent shock-waves across Indian-American community. Indian- American community expressed concerns over their safety in an enviornment of xenophobic and racist rhetoric in the country. <br/><br/>US President Donald Trump had condemned the Kansas shooting and said America stands united in condemning hate and evil in all its forms.