Three college students of Palestinian descent were shot in Burlington, Vermont, on Saturday.
Police are searching for a white suspect who allegedly shot the victims without speaking.
Two are in stable condition, while the third sustained more serious injuries.
The motive remains unclear, and the police are urging against jumping to conclusions.
The victims, identified as Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdalhamid, and Tahseen Ahmed, are students at Brown University, Haverford College, and Trinity College, respectively.
Authorities are investigating the incident, and there are calls to treat it as a potential hate crime.
President Biden has been briefed on the shooting, and Senator Bernie Sanders expressed shock, emphasizing that hate has no place in Burlington.
This incident follows a recent surge in anti-Arab and anti-Muslim bias incidents reported in the U.S.
