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4/4Adam Purinton, 51, accused of killing Srinivas Kuchibhotla, 32, and wounding Alok Madasani, 32, as
well as an American who tried to intervene, appears with his public defender Michelle R. Durrett (R) via
video conference from jail during his initial court appearance in Olathe, Kansas, U.S., February 27,
2017. REUTERS/Jill Toyoshiba/The Kansas City Star/Pool

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Purinton, who could only be seen from the chest up on the court's television screen, is
being held on $2 million bond in the adjacent Johnson County Jail. In clear language, he
replied to a handful of questions from the judge, mostly with curt answers.

Michael McCulloch, who was named by the court to be Purinton's attorney, declined to
comment after the hearing.

Purinton wore an Army green, sleeveless suicide-prevention smock and stared straight
at the camera the whole time. His reddish-brown hair was short on the side and spiked
on top. He had sideburns to his jawbone and the shadow of a beard.

His next hearing is set for March 9.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Monday called reports about the shooting and
more acts of vandalism at Jewish cemeteries "disturbing." On Friday, he said any loss of
life in the shooting was tragic, but it was absurd to link the killing to Trump's "America
First" stance.

The Indian Embassy in Washington has expressed India's deep concern over the
incident to the U.S. government and requested a "thorough and speedy investigation."

Purinton was arrested hours after the shooting at an Applebee's restaurant in Clinton,
Missouri, about 80 miles (130 km) south of Olathe.

According to a recording of a 911 call made by a

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female bartender at the Applebee's, Purinton said he
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KSHB-TV. "He said he shot and killed two Iranian
people in Olathe."

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