A middle-aged man is shot dead in a nearby village in Pennsylvania, USA

Mehsana, Ta. Tuesday, December 15, 2020

An unidentified assailant broke into a food mart on Hazleton West Broad Street in Pennsylvania, USA, in the evening with a pistol and attacked a middle-aged man from Wadi village in Kadi taluka who was working as a clerk. .

The killing of another Gujarati who settled in the US for employment has sparked outrage. Ashok Ambalal Patel (b. 50) of Wadu village in Kadi taluka had settled in Pennsylvania, USA for the last eighty years.

Shortly after receiving a good offer, he joined Craig's Food Mart as a clerk at Hazleton's West Broad Street. They were closing the store as per the routine around evening. At that time, a stranger wearing a red sweater came suddenly with a pistol with the intention of robbing him.

Before anyone could protest, the robbers opened fire and shot Ashok Patel in the body. Soaked in blood that they fell on the spot. The robber then robbed the store and fled. Sources said that local police had reached the spot on learning of the incident and started searching for the killer on the basis of CCTV camera footage.

Sadness at the news of the incident in Wadu village

Villagers were saddened to learn of the murder of a young man who was working at a food store in Pennsylvania. When his wife and son became registrars in the homeland, the family consoled them.

The killer was captured on CCTV cameras

The movements of a stranger who entered the Craigs Food Mart on Hazleton West Broad Street with the intention of robbing have been captured on CCTV cameras. It is learned that the local police have set the wheels in motion to find the accused involved in the robbery with murder.

In 2020, five NRIs from Mehsana district were killed

There has been a worrying rise in attacks and killings of Indians living in the United States. In the last one year alone, five NRIs from Mehsana district and various cities in the US have been killed. One more has been added.