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A homeless man was caught on camera repeatedly hitting an Indian-origin student inside a store in Georgia. The 25-year-old died on the spot.
A 25-year-old Indian-origin man who was pursuing his Masters in the US was killed by a homeless man inside a store in Lithonia, Georgia. The incident was caught on camera and the accused, Julian Faulkner, was seen repeatedly hitting the student, Vivek Saini, with a hammer.
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25-year-old Vivek Saini was attacked with a hammer by a homeless man at the Chevron Food Mart at Snapfinger and Cleveland Road in Lithonia late Monday night. #Homeless #usa #indian #internationalstudents pic.twitter.com/Cy2gL1tytH — Gurpreet Kohja (@KhuttanGuru) January 22, 2024
Vivek worked part-time at the store as a clerk and other employees told the police they were sheltering Faulkner for almost two days. The employees gave him chips, a coke, water and a jacket to keep himself warm, reported WSB-TV.
The employees told the news channel that they did not ask Faulkner to get out of the store because they knew it was cold outside.
However, on January 16, Vivek Saini asked Faulkner to leave, or he would call the police.
According to police, Faulkner attacked Vivek with a hammer as he was leaving for home. An employee said Vivek was hit almost 50 times on his head.
When the police arrived at the scene, they discovered Faulkner with the hammer standing over Saini’s body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
AMERICAN DREAM TURNS NIGHTMARE
According to Vivek Saini’s family in Haryana’s Barwala, he had gone to the US two years ago after completing his B Tech in Computer Science from Chandigarh University. He had recently completed his Masters in Business Administration from Alabama University.
Vivek’s cousin Simran told India Today his body reached India and his last rites are also over.
“He was a brilliant student who just wanted a decent job to support himself and his family. He used to work in a store, and for the last many days, the person identified as Vivek’s killer used to come to the store and beg for cigarettes.
