Kansas shooting: US man Ian Grillot who suffered bullet injuries for Srinivas Kuchibhotla felicitated with $100,000

It is not every day that one meets a genuine hero - a person who risks his life for another and takes a bullet for a complete stranger.

Written by: Surabhi Shaurya

Published: March 27, 2017, 8:25 AM IST

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Washington: Ian Grillot, the 24-year-old US man who suffered multiple bullet injuries while trying to intervene during a racially-motivated shooting in Kansas that left Indian techie Srinivas Kuchibhotla dead and another injured, was felicitated with a check of $100,000 by Indian Americans in Houston, at the 14th annual gala of India House a community center of Indian-Americans in Texas. The annual Gala is the main fundraising event of the India House, with all proceeds going to the day-to-day community programmes and expansion of India House.

Calling Grillot a ‘genuine hero’, Jiten Agarwal, chair of the annual gala said,”It is not every day that one meets a genuine hero – a person who risks his life for another and takes a bullet for a complete stranger. Ian Grillot is a man who reminds us of the promise of America and its greatness.”

“On behalf of the Indian-American community in Houston, India House recognised this selfless act beyond the call of duty and has extended the community’s gratitude to Ian Grillot by helping him to buy a house,” the India House Houston said, in a Facebook post.

“I don’t know if I could’ve lived with myself if I wouldn’t have stopped or attempted to stop the shooter because that would’ve been completely devastating,” 24-year-old Grillot said.

“I do have a very powerful message and if I can help empower people and spread hope and love, then why not? I am honoured to be at India House that serves so many families from so many communities in the Houston area,” Grillot further added. The money, raised entirely by the Indian American community, is intended to help Grillot buy a house in his hometown in Kansas.