NEW DELHI: A 76-year-old Indian-origin motel proprietor in Alabama, Pravin Raojibhai Patel, was fatally shot by a buyer throughout an argument over a room.
William Jeremy Moore, 34, was arrested for the taking pictures, which occurred on the Hillcrest Motel in Sheffield.
According to Sheffield Police chief Ricky Terry, Moore arrived on the motel seeking to lease a room however an altercation broke out.Moore then pulled out a gun and shot Patel.
“Moore was quickly apprehended by Sheffield Police on 13th Avenue when he was trying to break into an abandoned house, ” Sheffield Police chief stated.

Three gunshots had been fired in accordance with witnesses who heard the firing. Jemeriz Owens, a barber working throughout the road stated “I heard three gunshots,” Owens recounted, visibly shaken. “I can’t believe it; he was just doing his job.”
The Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) launched an announcement expressing their deep disappointment and outrage on the violence that led to Patel’s loss of life.
“Senseless acts of violence have no place in our communities, and our hearts are breaking for Pravin’s family, including his wife, children, and grandchildren,” stated AAHOA Chairman Bharat Patel.
“No family should have to endure what Pravin’s family is going through, and we send our condolences to everyone who knew and loved him.”
This incident occurs after a sequence of tragic occasions involving Indian or Indian-American people in current months.
A household of Indian origin, together with their 4-year-old twin boys, was discovered lifeless in California in what the police are investigating as a murder-suicide. In Washington, a 41-year-old Indian-origin IT government died after being assaulted outdoors a restaurant.
In Chicago, an Indian pupil was attacked by robbers, and in Georgia, a homeless drug addict fatally attacked one other Indian pupil. While authorities have dominated out foul play within the case of a pupil discovered lifeless in Ohio, different circumstances, such because the loss of life of a pupil at Purdue University in Indiana and the loss of life of an 18-year-old pupil with hypothermia in Illinois, stay below investigation.
(with enter from company)