AHMEDABAD: A
24-year-old man
from
Sundher village
in Patan,
Sameer Hasmukh Patel
, was shot at in a
departmental store
late on Monday night in Atlanta, US.
Sameer was closing the store when two unknown persons barged into the store and shot at him and fled with the cash chest. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, but his condition was critical when family members spoke to his friends early Tuesday morning.
Sameer's uncle Arvind Patel told TOI, "Sameer went to Atlanta three years ago to work at a departmental store and search for opportunities for his family members."
Former sarpanch of Sundher village RD Patel said , " Many people from our village are shocked after learning about the incident. The family will be traveling to Atlanta shortly."
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