"Community Support and Fear: Families of Palestinian Students Shot in Burlington Share Update"

The parents of two victims in the Burlington triple shooting have arrived in Vermont from the Middle East, eager to see their children who were shot down the street from Awartani's grandmother's home. The families believe their children were targeted for being Palestinian, as they were speaking a mixture of English and Arabic and wearing Palestinian keffiyehs. They hope hate crime charges will be brought against the shooter. One victim has been released from the hospital, while the other two are still recovering. Awartani's family was told he may never walk again, but they remain optimistic. The parents of another victim are still in the process of obtaining visas to travel to see their son.