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Mohammad Jawad Ataie, a 57-year-old resident of Antioch, California, tragically lost his life on July 3, 2017. Ataie was working as a clerk at a Valero gas station on Hillcrest Avenue when he was fatally shot during a robbery. The incident occurred around 8:30 PM when a man, later identified as 42-year-old Zepp Crouchet from El Cerrito, entered the gas station, pistol-whipped Ataie, and then shot him. The violent act left Ataie dead at the scene, and his death sent shockwaves through the local c ...Read More
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Mohammad Jawad Ataie
Male
White / Caucasian
Antioch
CA
2017-07-03
57
Mohammad
Jawad Ataie
11/23/2025







