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9 Dec, 2014

Pakistani university student shot dead in Chicago – DAWN.COM

A Pakistani student enrolled in Loyola University was fatally shot in Chicago on Friday during an attempted robbery, the Chicago Tribune reported.

Accompanied by his brother, 23-year-old Mutahir Rauf was walking by 1300 block of West Albion Avenue in Roger Park neighbourhood, when he was stopped by two men on foot, a block from the varsity’s campus.

According to police, the robbers pulled out a gun and ordered the brothers to hand over their belongings. Rauf protested and allegedly tried to grab hold of the gun. He was fatally shot in the head and chest in the scuffle that followed.

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