Sikh man's shooting

Sikh man's shooting in Washington investigated as hate crime

The gunman allegedly told the man "Go back to your country." Police are investigating the shooting in Kent as a possible hate crime, according to CNN affiliate KIRO.

The victim is a US citizen, originally from India's Punjab province, Seattle-area Sikh community leader Jasmit Singh told CNN.

Singh said the man's family told him that he had been in his driveway Friday when a 6-foot man approached, asking something along the lines of "why are you cleaning your car?"