Indian shot dead in Florida, 2 teenagers held

An Indian man, who was working as a clerk at a convenience store in the US state of Florida, has been shot dead by a teenager in an apparent robbery attempt, the second such incident in just over a month. Manav Deshi, who was in his 30s, was shot in the face by a 16-year-old teenager in St Augustine. The incident has sent shockwaves among the small but vibrant Indian- American community in Florida. Deshi, who along with his fiancé recently moved to St Augustine in Florida from North Carolina, died instantly inside the store after he was shot by the teenager who had covered his face with a handkerchief, local media reported citing eyewitnesses.