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    ‘I’ve been waiting for you’: Vermont shooting is being investigated as a hate crime

    by Alexandra E. Petri and Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times Nov 27, 2023 5 minutes
    The three Palestinian college students who were shot in Vermont are Tahseen Ali Ahmad, from left, Kinnan Abdalhamid and Hisham Awartani.

    When a federal agent knocked on the door of apartment No. 6 at 69 N. Prospect St. in Burlington, Vermont, a tall, thin man with a beard and goatee stepped out into the hallway with his hands by his waist, palms up. From inside came the sound of a television.

    “I’ve been waiting for you,” Jason Eaton told the officer, according to court documents released Monday. He appeared nervous.

    “Why’s that?” a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives asked. Other federal agents and local police were canvassing the area and the building.

    Eaton requested a lawyer.

    Eaton, 48, was arrested Sunday afternoon in connection with the shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent the night before, leaving at least one of the men in serious condition. He pleaded not guilty Monday morning to three counts of attempted murder.

    Police have not yet declared a motive, but the

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