On a Thursday afternoon, the life of 47-year-old Pinakin Patel was tragically cut short in a violent encounter outside the Airport Mart Exxon on South Boston Road in Danville, Virginia. A native of Vadodara, India, the Indian-American man worked alongside his wife at the family-owned convenience store and gas station. On April 17, 2025, a dispute over an alleged theft escalated into a fatal shooting that left a community in mourning. The incident began when a customer, identified as 21-year-old
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