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NRI convenience store manager shot
dead
Virginia, March 02, 2008
Satinder Sharma
NRI Jayeshkumar Brahmbhatt, 53, a manager of a convenience store
in Roanoke, Virginia, was shot dead during an attempted robbery.
According to the Police, about 4:45 p.m. om Thursday, a man walked
into the store with a gun and shot Brahmbhatt. The robber fled
without taking any money from the store.
The police got a tip by a caller within one hour and went to the
suspects home on Westwood Boulevard Northwest. Outside the house,
the police asked for the identification of Calvin Bond Watson,
51, of Roanoke but he ran. In the chase, Watson threw his gun
away and the police arrested him.
On Friday, Attorney Donald Caldwell said he will seek a capital
murder charge against Watson for attempted robbery, possessing
a firearm as a felon and using a firearm in a felony. Watson was
paroled four months ago and he was convicted in Richmond on numerous
robbery charges in 1990.
NRI Brahmbhatt is survived by his wife and two daughters. He had
planned to celebrate his family’s new house next week. In
2001, he moved to United States from India.
The owner of the store, Mr. Patel said that Brahmbhatt had managed
the store for six years and had never been robbed before.
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NRI Jayeshkumar Brahmbhatt, 53, a manager of a convenience store
in Roanoke, Virginia, was shot dead
(Photo by Yogesh Mehta)
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