UPDATE:
On Sunday, April 20, Jaelynn Lowen, 21 of Danville, was arrested following the homicide of Pinakin Patel midday Thursday. Lowen was arrested in Louisiana and will be extradited back to Danville. He is charged with second degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a felony. In addition to Lowen’s arrest, Keontae Tarpley, 21, was arrested on Thursday in Danville and charged with accessory after the fact.
UPDATE:
Danville police have arrested an alleged accomplice in Thursday’s homicide at the Airport Mart Exxon on South Boston Road. 21-year-old Jaelynn Lowen had been charged with shooting the store clerk, 47-year-old Pinakin Patel and the Keontae Malik Tarpley, 21, gave Lowen a ride to Burlington, North Carolina. Patel died, Lowen is still on the run, and Tarpley is in custody.
ORIGINAL STORY:
Danville police have charged 21-year-old Jaelynn Lowen with the second-degree murder of Pinakin Patel, 47, of Danville, who was shot in the parking lot of the Airport Mart Exxon around 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. The incident occurred after an interaction over an alleged theft form the store, said police. Lowen fled in a blue Honda Odyssey and police are asking for the public’s help in locating the man. If you know of his whereabout, you are asked to call 911.
