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Gujarati store owner killed in Tennessee robbery
India Today··23 Aug
On 20 August 2026, Suresh Patel was shot dead during an armed robbery at Ridgecrest Cellars Wine and Spirits on Ridgecrest Road in Jackson, Tennessee. His 19-year-old daughter was inside the store. Jackson police said officers were called around 9 pm. Witnesses said a masked man took cash and then fired. Patel died at the scene.
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What It Means For You
- If you were on Ridgecrest Road around 9 pm on 20 August, Jackson police want information on a white sedan and a masked man in a grey hoodie.
- Anyone who can share a tip anonymously can use Crime Stoppers at 731-424-8477; the department line is 731-425-8400.
- If family members are in Mehsana, the village account identifies the dead man as Suresh Parsottamdas Patel of Aakhaj, who had lived in the United States for about three decades.
What's Happening
- Witnesses told police the suspect demanded cash, took money from an employee, then fired multiple shots inside the shop.
- WBBJ published a police image of the suspect and said he should be treated as armed.
- Jackson Police Department records identified Patel as 56, while some Indian reports stated he was 62.
How A Three-Day Ownership Ended On Ridgecrest Road
- The shop's full local name is Ridgecrest Cellars Wine and Spirits at 2880 Ridgecrest Road.
- Aakhaj residents said Patel had earlier lived in Chicago and had only recently opened the Jackson store.
- India Today noted other recent killings of Gujarati shop owners in Tennessee and Virginia, which are separate police files from this Jackson case.
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