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26 year old Indian national Vikram Jaryal shot dead in Washington, Sushma Swaraj takes note

By FnF Correspondent | PUBLISHED: 08, Apr 2017, 12:22 pm IST | UPDATED: 08, Apr 2017, 12:35 pm IST

26 year old Indian national Vikram Jaryal shot dead in Washington, Sushma Swaraj takes note New Delhi: The External Affairs Ministry has taken note of the killing of an Indian national in the United States.

A 26-year-old Indian man, identified as Vikram Jaryal, was shot dead allegedly by two masked armed robbers at a convenience store of a gas station in Washington, his family said on Friday.

Jaryal worked as a clerk at this gas station in Yakima city. He was allegedly robbed before being killed. Jaryal was behind the counter when two masked men barged into the store and robbed it on Thursday.

Police said that even though Jaryal handed the robbers the money they had demanded, one of them fired at him.

He was rushed to the hospital where he succumbed to his injuries later.

Condoling the "tragic death", Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj has tweeted, "Our consulate is helping the family. Cops are examining the CCTV footage. Investigation into the matter is underway."

She said she was informed about the incident by the victim's brother through twitter seeking her help to bring back the body.

She went on to explain that “On 6 April two miscreants entered the shop at 1.30 am. They snatched cash from victim and shot on his chest. This resulted in his death. We are coordinating with the investigative agencies. They have got the CCTV footage and are in the process of apprehending the culprits.”

“Our consulate in San Francisco is helping the family and following this up with the Police authorities,” She said in another tweet.

"The victim was able to tell officers what happened when they arrived a few minutes later. But tragically, he died a short while later at the hospital," police was quoted as saying by the NBC Right Now channel.

Jaryal hailed from Hoshiarpur district in Punjab and had shifted to the US about a month ago, his elder brother told PTI.

Meanwhile, Mike Bastinelli of the Yakima Police Department said "The still photos show a very recognisable top that one of the suspects is wearing".

He added, "The shooter wore a black hoodie with patches of white on the back."