On a Monday evening in Irvington, New Jersey, a 57-year-old gas station attendant named Ashiwin Patel was shot and killed. The incident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. on October 26, 2015, at the Getty gas station on Stuyvesant Avenue where Patel was working. When police arrived at the scene, they found Patel with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
The male shooter, who was reportedly wearing a mask, entered the convenience store section of
the gas station and opened fire, fatally wounding Patel. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office took over the investigation into the homicide. In an effort to generate leads, a reward of up to $10,000 was offered for any information that would lead to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder.
Despite the ongoing investigation and the offered reward, authorities have not publicly identified any suspects in the years following the shooting. The case remains unsolved, and the motive behind the fatal shooting has not been released. Patel, a resident of Edison, New Jersey, was a hardworking individual whose life was tragically cut short in a senseless act of violence. The investigation is still considered active, and authorities continue to ask for the public's help in bringing the perpetrator to justice.
