Last Palestinian Student Shot in Vermont Released from Hospital

Hisham Awartani, paralyzed from the chest down, will undergo rehabilitation as authorities continue to investigate the shooting as a possible hate crime.

• Hisham Awartani, the last of three Palestinian college students shot in Vermont, has been released from the hospital and will undergo rehabilitation.
• Awartani, who is paralyzed from the chest down, was applauded as he left the University of Vermont Medical Center.
• The students were shot in an unprovoked attack while visiting Awartani's relatives in Burlington during their Thanksgiving break.
• Authorities are investigating the shooting as a possible hate crime, as the young men were speaking in a mix of English and Arabic and two were wearing Palestinian keffiyeh scarves at the time of the attack.
• The suspected gunman, Jason J. Eaton, has pleaded not guilty to three counts of attempted murder and is being held without bail.

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