Store owner found dead in Fort Pierce
September 4th, 2009 by TCPalm.comFORT PIERCE — The owner of A&M Discount Beverage was shot and found dead Friday morning behind the counter of his store at Georgia Avenue and Okeechobee Road, a police spokeswoman said. It was at least the second time the husband and father had been shot at his business, police say.
Police responded about 9:20 a.m. to a 911 call to the store and found owner Parag Patel, 44, dead behind the counter, police spokeswoman Audria Moore said. Patel, of the 4300 block of Gator Trace Lane in Fort Pierce, had been shot several times.
Three males were seen leaving in a newer model gray Chevrolet Caprice.
At least one other person was in the store at the time.
Moore said Patel was shot in the back in 2006 just after closing the store as he walked to his car. Patel, a native of India, had a wife and two daughters and had owned the store for more than a decade.
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September 4th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
Catch the animals and shoot them if you have a chance legally. The low lifes probably have a rap sheet 3 pages long. Condolences to the Patel family.
September 4th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
The usual suspects I’m sure!
September 5th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Condolences to the Patel family. My thoughts and prayers are with you during this awful time.
September 5th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
So progress has been made. Only hours after the murder/robbery the car was discovered in Ft. Pierce and the get-away driver was found at 11pm at her residence in Vero. Hoping someone will make a few slip ups or reveal to officials more information so the remaining 3 suspects can soon be taken into custody.
My prayers to the Patel family. May justice be served.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
[...] 44, a husband and father of two girls, was found shot to death on Friday inside his store, A&M Discount Beverage at Georgia Avenue and Okeechobee [...]
September 8th, 2009 at 11:13 am
My condolences to the PATEL family, look to God for your Strenght he is the only one who will see you through,
May God Bless Your Family Always
February 12th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
this is absolutely horrible. the patel family deserves so much better. May parag rest in peace and my prayers to parags two young beautiful daughters and his strong wife.