3 Palestinian American college students shot in Vermont in possible hate crime

The men were wounded on the street by a lone gunman during a Thanksgiving visit to Burlington

Burlington emergency responders take Palestinian-American to the hospital after shooting
Burlington police assist Palestinian-American youth after shooting
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Police in Burlington, Vermont, arrested a suspect Sunday in the shooting and wounding of three 20-year-old men of Palestinian descent as they were walking near the University of Vermont on Saturday evening. Two of the victims are U.S. citizens and the third is a legal resident; all three are juniors at U.S. universities.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.