Washington
The murder of a Gujarati father-daughter outside a departmental store in Virginia has shocked the Indian community in the US. Now the victim’s family in Gujarat has revealed that the father and daughter were shot by an African-American man just because they wanted alcohol and the shop was closed. He had to wait overnight to open the shop for this, due to which he was angry. Pradeepbhai Patel (56) When he was opening a departmental store with his daughter Urmi at around 5:30 am on March 21, the person shot both. Pradeepbhai Patel died on the spot, while his 26 -year -old daughter died in the hospital. Pradeep’s family said that the accused has been identified as George Fragier Devon Wharton, who was hovering around his departmental store to buy liquor all night.
Had to wait for alcohol, shot dead
When Pradeep and Urmi reached there, he asked them why the shop was closed? The accused expressed anger over both of them that they had to wait overnight. In anger and anger, George fired on both. Pradeep took two bullets, while one shot Urmi. Within two hours of the incident, the US police arrested the accused. Six years ago, Pradeepbhai and his wife Hansaben went to America on a visitor visa with their youngest daughter Urmi. After some time, this Gujarati family opened a departmental store in Ekomac County, Virginia.
Pradeepbhai Patel’s daughter lives in Canada, while the other is married and lives in Ahmedabad. After the incident, Pradeep’s daughter and son -in -law reached America from Ahmedabad. George has been accused in the sections of murder, atampt to murder effort, keeping an illegal gun and the use of deadly weapons in crime. The statement of the Sheriff Office said that when the policemen reached the spot, a person was found lying on the floor in the shopping center, there were marks of bullet wounds on his body and he had died.
One suspect arrested in firing incident
During the search of the shopping center, policemen also found a woman injured by bullet. The person was declared dead at the scene of the incident. At the same time, the woman was taken to the Centra Norfolk General Hospital, where she died. According to W. Tod Wesels, an officer of the Ekomac County Sheriff Office, a suspect has been arrested in connection with the shootout at Virginia’s shopping center. He has been identified as 44 -year -old George Fragier Dewon Wharton, a resident of Onanakock and is currently kept in Ekomac Jail without bonds.
Indians living in US are shocked by the incident
Wavy-TV, a television station in Virginia, said that Paresh Patel has described himself as the owner of the store in which the incident happened. He also confirmed that both the deceased were members of his family. Paresh said, ‘When my cousin’s wife and her father were working in the store this morning, some people came here and they shot both. I do not understand what I do now. This incident has shocked the members of the Indian community living in America.
