Three students of Palestinian descent shot in Vermont, suspect held

A suspect, Jason J Eaton, was arrested in the shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent in Burlington, Vermont. The victims were identified as Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdel Hamid, and Tahseen Ahmed, who are graduates of the Ramallah Friends School. The attack is being investigated as a suspected hate crime and has prompted calls from the victims' families, the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, and the Institute for Middle East Understanding for a thorough investigation.