Texas: A 27-year-old Indian woman, who was working in the US as a project engineer, was among the eight people killed when a gunman opened fire at a crowded mall in Allen in Texas state.
Aishwarya Thatikonda was shopping with a friend when they were shot by a gunman at the Allen Premium Outlets. The shooting erupted as throngs of shoppers filled the outdoor mall. At least eight people were killed before Mauricio Garcia, the 33-year-old gunman, was shot dead by a police officer.
Aishwarya, the daughter of a judge in Rangareddy district court in Telangana, worked as a project engineer at Perfect General Contractors LLC. She had been working in the US for more than two years.
Aishwarya had spoken to her family members before the incident, and when they called her back after learning about the shooting, they did not get any response, according to a family friend. “They (the family) is in shock,” the friend said. Aishwarya’s family is planning to bring her body back to India. Aishwarya’s friend, who was not identified, was injured but is currently in stable at the hospital.