An Indian-American woman was killed in a supermarket in Virginia; the shooter was unrelated and was later found dead
A 45-year-old Indian woman was shot and killed in a Virginia supermarket where she had worked for many years. On the morning of May 23, the murder of Meghnaben Patel from Gujarat, India, was captured on CCTV inside the store. In the video, the attacker can be seen approaching the counter where Meghnaben Patel works with his face covered. After a while, the man put his hands in his pockets, pulled out a gun, and shot her. The gunman then scattered items around the store, fired multiple shots and fled.Local reports in Virginia said a fatal shooting occurred at a Philadelphia convenience store in which a female clerk was shot, but the identity of the victim was not revealed. They said the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute between a stepfather and stepson and had nothing to do with the convenience store or the clerk who was shot.At around 8.13 a.m., police were called to the 3100 block of Blackwood Avenue, off Sewells Point Road in the city’s Greenwood section, on a call about a domestic dispute. Reports say a man and his stepfather were arguing. The young man was about to leave the house when he suddenly turned and fired a shot into the house. When police arrived, they found the 45-year-old stepfather suffering from a non-fatal gunshot wound. He went to the hospital for treatment.About 20 minutes later, the gunman arrived at the convenience store, which was about a 20-minute walk or a five-minute drive from the original crime scene. The convenience store was almost empty, and the clerks were all at the counter. Surveillance video shows that after a brief conversation, the gunman began shooting. Police then received reports of a vehicle traveling at an unknown location on the road. When officers arrived, they found the suspect had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Police said they are not looking for any other suspects, but the investigation is ongoing.
