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Aug 10, 2008 11:15 am US/Eastern

Body Identified In Newark, Del. Murder

NEWARK, Del. (CBS) ― According to police, Kanubhai Patel, 46, of Newark was killed on his way to work near the Christiana Skating Rink sometime after 4 a.m. Saturday morning.

The Delaware State Police say that Patel was walking to work at the Dunkin Donuts at 4 Macintosh Plaza when he was shot once.


His body was discovered by his wife and another co-worker who went to Dunkin Donuts around 5:00 a.m. and found that Patel was missing. The two retraced his normal walking route and discovered him lying motionless on the ground.

Emergency services responding to the scene were unable to revive the victim and he was pronounced dead.

According to officials, Patel was struck down by a single gunshot and an undisclosed amount of money had been removed from his body.

Delaware State Police continue to investigate and look for suspects in this disturbing case.

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