FBI Announces $15,000 Reward In Amit Patel Murder Case

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India-West News Desk

COLUMBUS, GA- In a new effort to solve the 2021 murder of Amit Patel, the FBI is now offering a $15,000 reward for tips that lead to the arrest and conviction of the two people responsible.

On December 6, 2021, Patel was fatally shot outside a bank at 4505 Buena Vista Road in Columbus. As he approached the bank to deposit money from his business, two suspects drove into the parking lot in a stolen Toyota Tacoma with missing license plates. One of the suspects exited the vehicle, shot Patel, and took his money. Both suspects then fled the scene in the stolen Tacoma. Patel died at the scene.

According to a public service announcement from the FBI Atlanta field office, surveillance footage captured a picture of the stolen Toyota Tacoma as it left the scene.

Anyone with information on this case is urged to contact the FBI’s toll-free tipline at 1-800-Call-FBI or submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov. Tips can also be submitted to the Columbus Police Department at (706) 225-3205.