Kansas police announce $10,000 reward for info on suspect who killed Telangana student

Kansas, July 8: The Kansas City Police in US has announced a reward of $10,000 for anyone who provides any information regarding the man suspected of killing 25-year-old Sharath Kopuu, who hailed from Telangana. He was a student of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Taking to microblogging site Twitter, the Kansas City Police announced the reward for any information on the suspect, who has also been accused of robbery. The police department shared a CCTV footage showing the suspect.

A 25-year-old youngster from Warangal, and an alumnus of Vasavi Engineering College in Hyderabad, studying at the University of Missouri was shot dead inside a Kansas City restaurant on Saturday, according to US media reports.

Sharath Koppu, who moved to the US a few years ago, was shot dead by an unknown suspect at 7 p.m. Kansas time (5.30 am IST on Saturday) inside one J's Fish and Chicken Market. He was with his two other friends at the restaurant, who managed to escape. The suspect is absconding.