The Indian Consulate at Houston has said it is helping the family of 26-year-old Aishwarya Thatikonda, who was killed in Saturday's shooting at the Texas Mall, in facilitating the completion of requisite formalities to bring back her mortal remains and also confirmed that two Indians were also injured in the tragic incident.
26-year-old Aishwarya Thatikonda was one of the victims of the shooting that took place at a Texas mall. Thatikonda, a resident of Mckinney was shopping with a friend when they were shot by gunman Mauricio Garcia at the Allen Premium Outlets in Dallas. The gunman was later shot dead by a police officer.
The gunman opened fire at a crowded mall in Texas, USA on May 7, killing eight people. His victims included two elementary school-age sisters, a couple and their 3-year-old son, a young engineer and a security guard.
Thatikonda worked as a civil engineer at a Dallas-area firm Perfect General Contractors.
Her parents live in Hyderabad and her father Ranga Reddy is a district judge. The Indian Consulate in Houston is in touch with the families of the other two Indian nationals, who were injured in the shooting. Thatikonda's supervisor Srinivas Chaluvadi said she was loved and adored by all, "not because she was killed under tragic circumstances, but because of who she was personally."
Texas lawmakers are investigating a possible motive behind the shooting.
– With PTI inputs
