Indian American stabbed to death |
A Sikh Indian American small businessman was found dead Aug.16 morning at his grocery store in East Orange, New Jersey, in what investigators have said is a homicide. Terlok Singh, 55, co-owner of the Park Deli and Grocery had apparently been stabbed to death, his cousin Karnail Singh – who found Terlok’s body at the store – told local media. Karnail Singh said the assailant had pushed a knife through his cousin’s chest. Singh’s body was apparently found in the bathroom of the store. The Essex County, New Jersey Prosecutor’s office is investigating the incident, which it has labeled a homicide. Katherine Carter, a spokeswoman for the office,said that the Essex County medical examiner’s office had determined Singh’s death to be a homicide. The office is not releasing the manner of death, and Carter said she could not confirm reports of a stabbing.“We do not believe this to be a hate or bias-motivated crime,” said Carter, adding there was no evidence to support a racially-motivated attack. Investigators are hoping to get clues from surveillance camera footage. The East Orange Police Department is working with the Essex County Prosecutor’s office to investigate the matter.
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