AUSTIN, Texas — Those who were close to Akshay Gupta say he had a vision.

An immigrant from India and an engineering graduate of Penn State, Gupta held a prestigious nonimmigrant visa for people at the top of their field. He came to Austin with hopes of starting his own company.

"This is a person who chose to move to Austin because he thought it was safer here," attorney Aaron Von Flatern said.

Von Flatern is representing Gupta's parents, after their son lost his life in May. Gupta was killed when police say 31-year-old Deepak Kandel stabbed him in the neck on a CapMetro bus.

Police say Kandel stabbed Gupta because he resembled his uncle.

Gupta's parents filed a lawsuit against CapMetro's operating partner Keolis and the bus driver, alleging Keolis was not enforcing the fares when

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