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A 16-year-old boy allegedly shot dead a man from Telangana in the United States in a carjacking incident.
According to information received by the victim's relatives, Sunil Edla (61) was fatally shot by the minor boy outside his residence in Ventnor City in New Jersey at around 8 p.m. on November 15 (local time).
An autopsy revealed that he died of multiple gunshot wounds, The Press of Atlantic City reported on Saturday.
Sunil, hailing from Medak district of Telangana, was working as night auditor in hospitality industry in Atlantic City.
According to local media reports, Sunil was leaving his home to work the overnight shift when the teen shot him and escaped with his car. The victim died on the spot.
The police on Friday tracked the boy and arrested him. He has been charged with murder, robbery, carjacking, and unlawful possession of a handgun.
Sunil, who had migrated to the US in 1987, was to travel to India later this month to visit his mother for her 95th birthday and celebrate Christmas with family.
Active in the community and known for playing piano at churches in Atlantic City, Sunil was a father of two and grandfather.
He was a 30-year resident of Atlantic County and worked in Atlantic City's hospitality industry.
(With agency inputs)
