Hyderabad man allegedly shot dead in USA

A 48-year-old man from here was allegedly shot dead in the USA by an unidentified man, his family members claimed on Wednesday. K Govardhan Reddy was attacked by the assailant at a fuel-filling station-cum supermarket in Florida A masked man shot dead Govardhan when he was alone at the store and fled away

Hyderabad: A 48-year-old man was allegedly shot dead in the USA by an unidentified man, his family members claimed on Wednesday. K Govardhan Reddy, a resident of Uppal area in Hyderabad, was attacked by the assailant at a fuel-filling station-cum supermarket in Florida on Tuesday, according to one of Reddy's friends Ramesh.

"We got the information today morning that a masked man shot dead Govardhan when he was alone at the store and fled away," Ramesh said based on information received from a relative staying in the US."As per preliminary information, the accused did not take away any cash. The motive of the killing is not known," he added.

Govardhan is survived by a wife and two daughters. He had gone to the US around five years ago and worked as a manager there, Ramesh said.