Kansas incident - My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family. We will follow this up with the Police and provi… https://t.co/JMFtNxJKyX — Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) 1531026552000

A 26-year-old techie from Hyderabad, Sharath Koppu , was shot inside a restaurant in Kansas by unidentified gunmen on Friday. He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries. No one has been arrested yet.The crime comes just a year after another Telugu techie, Srinivas Kuchibhotla, was killed at a Kansas bar in February 2017, about 41km away from where Koppu was shot on Friday. Koppu had gone to the US two months ago and was studying at the University of Missouri, Kansas.Koppu's family in Hyderabad has sought official confirmation on his death. They came to know about the tragedy from other sources — including Koppu's friends and US media — not Kansas police or the ministry of external affairs (MEA).Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj tweeted a condolence message on Sunday morning.According to Kansas local media report, the crime took place around 7pm (local time) at J's Fish and Chicken Market at 5412 Prospect Ave. Police are clueless about how the gunman escaped and have urged people to provide clues or tips. A report in the Kansas City Star quoted Captain Lionel Colón of Kansas police saying that they have no information on suspects or the motive of crime.Earlier, police rushed to the scene and tried to resuscitate Koppu, but to no avail. The paper also quoted two persons, Carl Bradley and Lemmie Dean, who were inside a nearby motel, saying they had heard five gunshots from the Kansas restaurant.Koppu's father K Rammohan approached the Hyderabad director general of police, seeking his help to get official information from US authorities whether the victim in the restaurant was his son. The DGP directed the family to MEA officials. Koppu had graduated in computer science from Vasavi College of Engineering before going to the US to pursue higher studies. He did his schooling from Warangal.