AHMEDABAD: A 56-year-old Gujarati man was shot lifeless throughout an armed theft at a liquor retailer in Jackson, Tennessee, on Thursday evening, along with his 19-year-old daughter reportedly standing beside him when the gunman opened hearth.The sufferer, recognized by Jackson Police Division as Suresh Patel, was killed at Ridgecrest Cellars on Ridgecrest Highway after an armed robber entered the shop and demanded money. Police stated the suspect took the cash earlier than firing a number of pictures contained in the premises, hitting Patel. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene.The incident occurred at round 9pm on Aug 20. In keeping with police, the unidentified suspect entered the enterprise, brandished a firearm and demanded cash from workers. After receiving the money, he opened hearth earlier than fleeing in a white sedan. Investigators stated the suspect was a Black male carrying a gray hoodie, denims and black work-style boots. His face was lined with a paintball-style masks.Patel is known to be a local of Akhaj village in Kadi taluka of Mehsana district. His household is believed to have lately taken over the shop. Native studies stated Patel had taken over the enterprise solely days earlier.The capturing additionally left one other worker injured. A 70-year-old worker, who was inside the shop, fell through the capturing and suffered a fractured wrist. Patel’s daughter, who was standing subsequent to him on the time, was unhurt.Police launched a manhunt for the shooter and appealed to the general public for data that would assist determine him. The suspect’s getaway car is believed to be a white sedan.The killing is the newest in a sequence of violent assaults on Gujarat-origin retailer homeowners and workers within the US. In Could 2025, 30-year-old Paresh alias Prince Patel was shot lifeless at a fuel station in Tennessee throughout a theft. Studies stated the robber fired a number of rounds even after being handed money.Two months in the past, Gujarati lady Meghna Patel was shot lifeless inside her retailer in Norfolk, Virginia. In Sept 2025, Kiran Patel, initially from Charotar, was shot in a parking zone after confronting an armed robber who had entered her retailer.The newest killing highlighted the dangers confronted by Indian-origin convenience-store and enterprise homeowners within the US, the place such institutions usually function late into the evening and are susceptible to armed robberies.Sources stated the capturing reportedly occurred even after the robber had obtained the money he demanded. The investigation into his killing is constant.
