IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF JOHNSON COUNTY KANSAS

CRIMINAL DEPARTMENT
STATE OF KANSAS, 
. Plaintiff,
VS. - - No.
ADAM w. PURINTON, I I A
Defendant.
A I A 

Comes new the af?ant, of lawful age, in Support of a probable cause finding for the

detention of the'defendant or the issuance of an arrest warrant, states as follows:
1 . On February 22, 201 Tat about 7:1 5 PM. officers responded to Austin?s Bar and
Grill located in Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas in response to a shooting. Upon'arriVal
Officer Hasson observed two victims, Srinivas Kuchibhotla and AlokMadasani, lying in the
patio area. Both victims had been shot. A third victim, lan Grillot, had also been shot and
was on the north side of Austin's When Off. HasSon arrived. All three victims were
transported to KU Medical Center. The suspect was described as a white-male wearing
jeans, a white t-shirt with military style medals on it, and a white scarf around his head. The
suspect was identi?ed as ADAM W. PURINTON. Employees at?Austin were familiar With
PURINTON as a regular customer and were also able to identify him through card receipts.
2. The three victims are coworkers. Approximately thirty minutes before the

-- shooting, victims Kuchibhotla and Madasani were seated together at Austin' 5 in the patio ..

area. Victim Grillot and another coworker ,were alSo seated' In the patio area.

told Detective Ramey that priorto the shooting PURINTON began making comments
to Kuchibhotla and Madasani PURINTON continued to
confront Kuchibhotla and Madasani until and Grillot asked PURINTON to leave.
Austin?s employees then told to leave and he was escorted out of the

 

 

establishment. 
3. PURINTON retuned approximately 30 minutes later. At that point witnesses

observed that PURINTON had a handgun with him. PURINTON fired multiple shots,

striking Kuchibhotla and Madasani who were still in the patio area. PURINTON then fled on
foot. As PURINTON was running away, Grillot began to chase him. PURINTON then.

turned and shot Grillot, striking him in the Upper chest. Surveillance cameras at Austin 3

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recorded both the incident where PURINTON initially confronted the victims and the

incidentthirty' minutes later when he returned to the bar and .shdt Kuchibhotla and

Madasani.
4. All three victims were treated at KU Medical Center. VictIm Kuchibhotla had been

shot at least three times and was pronounced deceased. Victim Madasani had been shot
once in the leg and' Is in stable condition. Det. Matt Campbell Spoke with Madasani at the
hospital. Madasani advised that he did not know why the suspect was confronting them but

he does remember the suspect asking if_ their ?status was legal. He also remembered that 

just before the shooting he heard people saying, ?He? back and he has a gun!" Victim
Grillot received a gunshot wound in the hand and upper chest. Det. Campbell was able to
speak with Grillot at the hospital Grillot advised he was at Austin's with a friend watching
the KU game. He observed the suspect confronting KuChibhotla and Madasani. who were
coworkers of his, before the shooting. The suspect was then told to leave. Grillot said the
suspect returned about thirty minutes later and shot Kuchibhotla and Madasani. The

suspect then fled on foot. Grillot believed the suspect was out of ammunition and chased .

after him. The suspect the tUrned and shot Grillot" In the hand and upper chest.
5. The above information was provided from the reports of the Olathe Police

Department.
DECLARATION

I declare under the penalty of perjury that the foregoing Is true and correct.

ExeCuted by andon this date:

DetectIve Peters 5

 

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