Do you recognize him? Suspect wanted in deadly Rowan County shooting

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Surveillance photos show a masked man running with what appears to be a pistol in his hand.

ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — Rowan County deputies are asking for the public’s help identifying a person linked to a shooting that left one person dead on Tuesday. 

The incident happened on Airport Road, near Miller Chapel Road. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office released a photo showing a tall, slender masked man running with what appears to be a pistol in his hand. The man was wearing black shorts, a black hoodie, a ski mask and white Nike sneakers. 

In an update released later Tuesday afternoon, the RCSO said that they responded to a call about a shooting at the Tobacco House store on Airport Road. 

Officers found Mainank Patel, the owner of the Tobacco House, who had been shot several times. After being taken to two hospitals for treatment, Patel died from his gunshot injuries.

Deputies have searched the area using RCSO K-9s and an NCSHP helicopter. The suspect still has not been located.

Sheriffs Office is actively investigating a shooting in the 2500 block of Airport Road. The suspect seen in this photo…

Posted by Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, August 13, 2024

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately. 

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