On Saturday, Austins Bar and Grill reopened, three days after a deadly shooting that killed one and injured two others.
Brandon Blum, part-owner of Austins, said they are back to their normal hours and thanked the public for their outpouring of support.
“You know we have never experienced anything like this and I don’t know anybody that has but, we are just, today is the day we’re deciding that we should try to move on and trying to bring some normalcy,” said Blum.
Adam Puritan is charged with one count of premeditated murder and two counts of attempted murder. He's currently in a Johnson County jail.
Srinivas Kuchibhotla died in the shooting Wednesday night, while Alok Madasani and Ian Grillot were injured.
Kuchibhotla and Madasani both worked for Garmin. Aamer Almujahed works for Garmin, and although he has never meet Kuchibhotla and Madasani, he wanted to show solidarity by coming to Austin’s Bar and Grill on opening day.
“You know despite the tragedy it’s, I think it’s within the human spirit to come together and support each other in times of difficulty I just wanted to shot my support,” said Aamer Almujahed.
Sandy Teegarden’s son works for Austin’s and her husband is a regular.
“We want to support the Austins family and we want nobody, we want for nobody to be afraid to come here,” said Teegarden.
The mayor of Olathe, Michael Copeland, stopped into Austins Bar and Grill to show support as well.
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens also released a statement on the shooting Saturday.
It said in part, "This hate has no place in our state. This violence has no place in our state. And if you are a violent criminal who harms the innocent, you will find no quarter in our state. Come across our border, and we will find you and bring you to justice."
The suspect in the shooting, Adam Puritan, was arrested in Clinton, Mo.
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Lisa Benson can be reached at lisa.benson@kshb.com.
