An Indian-origin motel owner in the U.S. was shot dead last week at point-blank range in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after stepping outside to check on a disturbance. The victim, identified as 51-year-old Rakesh Ehagaban, managed the Pittsburgh Motel in Robinson Township, located in southwestern Pennsylvania.

According to a criminal complaint cited by local media, the incident occurred on Friday afternoon when Ehagaban went outside the motel to investigate a commotion.

As he approached the alleged shooter, 37-year-old Stanley Eugene West, he reportedly asked, “Are you alright, bud?” before West raised his gun and shot him in the head. The entire exchange was captured on the motel’s surveillance cameras, police said.

As per investigators, just moments before Ehagaban’s death, West had alle

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