A Pakistani descent woman Nazish Noorani was shot dead and his husband Kashif Pervaiz, a Harvard PhD student in architecture and engineering was wounded after the firing in Pakistani-dominated suburb of Boonton, New Jersey.
Their 3 year old son remains safe in the incident.
The young couple was returning from Nazish Noorani sister Iftar party when three gun men opened fire on them.
Police officers claim that Nazish was wearing traditional Pakistani clothing at the time of the attack, which pointed towards a hate crime.