Patel’s death is similar to three shooting deaths in Middle Georgia last year, in which three different men with the last name of Patel were shot to death at service stations in Bibb and Baldwin counties. None of the homicides was related.
But Burns said the police can only do so much, and it’s up to the public to help them out with information.
“If someone has heard something, make the call,†he said. “If someone has seen something, make the call. If someone knows something, make the call. If you don’t, realize that you share responsibility if thugs like those who shot Mr. Patel shoot someone else. There is no reason to protect someone that has no regard for a person’s life.â€
