Ashokkumar Patel died in an armed robbery of a Hazleton convenience store Saturday night, but it wasnât the first time the 50-year-old man was shot trying to give his family a brighter future, his son said Thursday.
Bhavik Patel, who lives in India where he studied mechanical engineering, learned about his fatherâs death from the storeâs owner, he said.
The elder Patel, who was a grain farmer in his native country before coming to the United States nine years ago, was shot and killed in cold blood at Craigâs Food Mart on West Broad Street during a robbery.