And President Biden has been briefed on the suspected hate-motivated shooting of three Palestinian students in Burlington, Vermont. The 20-year-old students are all graduates of a West Bank school and studying at American universities. Two are US citizens and the third is a legal resident. Here's ABC's Irina Roy. (police over.

Phone) We saw a threat! They had a shot! We saw a threat! Tonight, police on the hunt for the gunman who they say shot three Palestinian college students in Burlington, Vermont. He sent the third victims tried to get a cruiser to the hospital. Authorities say two of the victims were wearing traditional Arab scarves called Kefias while bowling Saturday night over Thanksgiving break. As they returned to one of their relatives' homes, police say the shooter approached them with a pistol in hand. Officials say the suspect, described as a white man with a beard, fired at least four rounds without a word, striking all of them before running off. All units be advised the shooter is unaccounted for. Police say two are stable at the hospital. The third has more serious injuries. Burlington's police chief saying in a statement, In this charged moment, no one can look at this incident and not suspect that it may have been a hate-motivated crime, but still urging the public not to make any conclusions, adding there is no additional information to suggest the suspect's motive. The victims identified by their families as Tassin Ali Ahmed of Trinity College, Kinen Abdul Hamid, a student at Haverford College, and Hisham Awahtani, a junior at Brown University.

Their family is saying in a joint statement, We call on law enforcement to conduct a thorough investigation, including treating this as a hate crime. The FBI tells us the agency is aware of the incident and has previously warned of lone wolf attackers that may be inspired by the Israel Hamas war.

Lindsay, Reina Roy for us. Thanks so much.

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