A vigil was held in memory of Bhutanese jewelry store owner Tara Sinchuri who was shot and killed during a robbery attempt at his store in Ohio.
Dahal said to local television channel WCPO 9 News that the incident scared other immigrant business owners in the area.
Tara Dahal, a friend, said he had a great contribution towards the Bhutanese community in Cincinnati. So he has a great contribution to the Bhutanese community here in Cincinnati,” Dahal said, adding that this was probably the first time some one from their community had been shot and killed in an incident like this. Tara Sinchuri, a Bhutanese man, was found dead inside his jewelry store along Dixie Highway in Fairfield, Ohio, in what cops believe was a robbery attempt. No suspect has been arrested even four days after the broad daylight shooting. Sinchuri was widely known in his community. “He is very social, very helpful, and I have known him for several years back from Nepal. We were neighbors in Nepal also, so he is a very kind-hearted man. He used to help us in the community in various community events. He had donated. “People come to the U.S. to make their life, make their dream true… I was talking with some of the owners here, business owners nearby… They were very scared.
The incident took place on Tuesday as the Hindu Bhutanese-Nepalese community was preparing for Vijayadashami.
“He born in Bhutan in 1974. Immigrated to the United States in 2009.
He has provided for those in need,” Tara Sinchuri’s nephew Anish Sinchuri said. It’s absolutely shocking for our family, our entire family,” he said. He was truly a role model to Bhutanese Nepali immigrant communities in the United States,” the fundraiser said.
“Not only just in Ohio but in the entire United States, he has been an influence on our community. “What has happened to him is gruesome. It is crazy. The family has set up a fundraiser on GoFundMe to pay for his funeral and other related expenses. He was raising a beautiful family in Fairfield Township: one son, two daughters, and his caring wife. He was an active community member, philanthropist, and public speaker. He also holds board membership on several community- and religious-based nonprofit organizations.
On Friday, friends and family members gathered outside the jewelry store for a vigil where the community leader was fondly remembered.