Police: Store clerk killed during robbery in Hazleton Hazleton Police and the Luzerne County district attorney's office held a news conference Monday at Hazleton City Hall. Author: Chelsea Strub Updated: 7:06 PM EST December 14, 2020 HAZLETON, Pa. — A death investigation over the weekend is now a case of homicide and armed robbery. Investigators told us that on Saturday night, police were called to Craig's Food Mart on West Broad Street in Hazleton after someone called asking for help. When police arrived, they found the store clerk, Ashokkumar Patel, 50, shot to death behind the register. Police are now looking for the public's help in identifying two people — the man they believe shot and killed Patel, and a female who was in the store before the killing. They believe she might have information that can help them.