Washington: A 66-year-old Indian-origin man was shot dead during an armed robbery in the US city of Philadelphia, according to reports.
The man has been identified as Patro Siboram, 6ABC, a television station in Philadelphia and police are searching for three men in connection with the murder.
Reportedly, Philadelphia police has released a surveillance video to identify the culprits.
The incident took place on Tuesday at the Exxon on the 7100 block of Torresdale Avenue, a major commercial street in Tacony, Northeast Philadelphia.
Police said the masked men entered the gas station’s mini-mart and broke into a back area where Patro, the store’s clerk, was working. They attacked and shot him once in the back and fled with a cash register.
