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Harshad Patel

Case from Chesterfield, VA dated Jan 11, 2016

Victim Details

Harshad Patel

Male

Southwest Asian (Indian / Pakistani)

Chesterfield

VA

2016-01-11

55

Harshad

Patel

07/22/2026

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On the evening of January 11, 2016, Harshad Patel, a 55-year-old Indian American man, was working in his Chesterfield, Virginia, convenience store, the Marketplace #21 on Walmsley Boulevard. As he prepared to close for the night, three teenagers entered the store with the intent to rob him. The events that followed would tragically end in Mr. Patel's untimely death.

The trio was captured on the store's surveillance video. Thomas L. Jennings III, then 18 years old, was the first to enter, ...
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  • Police arrest 3 teens in connection to death of Chesterfield convenience store owner
  • WRIC: Clerk killed in shooting late Monday at Chesterfield convenience store had 2-year-old twins
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