Larson Statement on Shooting of Three Palestinian Students in Vermont

East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after three Palestinian students were shot in Vermont over the weekend, including Trinity College student Tahseen Ali Ahmad. 

“Our hearts go out to the three Palestinian students who were shot this weekend in Vermont: Trinity College student Tahseen Ali Ahmad, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Hisham Awartani,” said Larson. “The entire Hartford community stands with them, and we pray for their swift recovery. I am pleased to learn that a suspect has been apprehended and lend my complete support to efforts by law enforcement to investigate this senseless shooting as a hate crime. There is an urgent need to address the rise of Islamophobic hate across the nation. I support the Justice Department’s commitment to work with religious and community leaders to counter hate and will continue to press my colleagues in Congress to take action to root out racist extremism and end gun violence.”