KENT, WASHINGTON — Police in Kent, Washington are searching for a suspect who shot a Sikh man on Friday evening in an alleged hate crime. <br /> <br />According to the Seattle Times, the 39-year-old Sikh man was cleaning his car in his driveway in Kent’s East Hill neighborhood on Friday evening when a 6-foot-tall white man with a mask covering the lower half of his face reportedly approached. <br /> <br />An altercation ensued and the white man yelled “go back to your own country” before allegedly pushing victim to the ground. The suspect then pulled out a gun and opened fire at the victim. <br /> <br />The victim was identified as Deep Rai on Sunday. He is a U.S. national of Indian origin. Rai was shot in the arm, but is expected to make a full recovery. <br /> <br />Kent police said in a news conference broadcasted by KIRO that they are treating the shooting as a very serious incident, and it is being investigated as a hate crime.
