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St. Pete Deli Owner's Condition Stable After Robbery, Shooting

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By SAMARA SODOS

News Channel 8

Published: December 3, 2008

Updated: 12/03/2008 09:04 pm

ST. PETERSBURG - St. Petersburg deli owner Narendra Patel, shot during a robbery Monday night, remains in stable condition, according to his son.

Police today were still searching for two men they say shot Patel, 53, and robbed Star Deli Food Store, 2451 Fifth Ave. N., about 10:30 p.m. Monday.

Patel's son, Jay Patel, said this morning that his father is in stable condition at Bayfront Medical Center after he was shot in his hand and arm during the robbery.

Police said two men came into the store demanding money, shot the clerk and fled the scene.
Narendra Patel's nephew, Sonny Patel, said he watched the surveillance video and saw that his uncle was shot after he gave money to the men.

This was the second time in six years Patel has been shot during a robbery. In 2002, he was shot in his right lung during a robbery, his son said. Two men were later convicted of the crime.

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