61-year-old Indian gunned down by teenager in US
November 18, 2018 08:27
A 61-year-old Indian has been shot dead by a 16-year-old boy in the United States state of New Jersey, media reports said on Saturday.
Sunil Edla, who was to travel to India this month to visit his mother for her 95th birthday and celebrate Christmas with family, was killed outside his apartment in Ventnor city on Thursday night, The Press of Atlantic City reported.
Known for playing piano during church services at Chelsea Community Presbyterian Church in Atlantic City, he was a father of two and grandfather.
He was a 30-year resident of Atlantic County and worked in Atlantic City's hospitality industry.
An autopsy revealed that he died of multiple gunshot wounds, the report said.
The accused, whose name is being withheld due to his age, has been arrested from Egg Harbor City, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G Tyner said Friday.
He was charged with murder, felony murder, robbery, carjacking, unlawful possession of a handgun and possession of a handgun for unlawful purpose.
The motive behind the killing was not immediately known, police said.
Police believe the teen shot Edla and took his car. Atlantic City police found the vehicle later.
"He (Edla) was humble. He never argued. I helped him when he came to US in 1987. I was very close to him," his cousin Raj Casula was quoted as saying in the report.
On Thursday, Edla was leaving his home to work the overnight shift at the North Carolina Avenue Rodeway Inn in Atlantic City, his family said.
He started his car then went back in the house briefly. After walking back down the second-floor apartment stairs, he was shot on the sidewalk and left for dead, the report said. -- PTI
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