ALLEN, Texas - Family members from India are working to recover the body of Aishwarya Thatikonda after she was shot and killed at the Allen Premium Outlets over the weekend.The 26-year-old was visiting the shops with a friend ahead of her birthday later this month.Family representative Ashok Kolla spent all day Sunday search for Thatikonda after her roommates became concerned that she didn't come home, and her phone was turned off.Aishwarya Thatikonda "The whole Indian community came forward.
They were like, let's go and check at hospitals, let's go and check, you know, if she's with some friends, we did explore all the options," Kolla said.Finally, they checked the Collin County Medical Examiner's Office and found her.
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We are learning more about the people who were killed at the outdoor mall on Saturday."This isn’t something anyone dreamt of," Kolla said. "We don't want to hear the sad news, but unfortunately that’s what it is."Kolla then had to make the gut-wrenching call to Thatikonda's parents in India.Now, he's working to help transport her body overseas.Thatikonda come to the U.S.