$10,000 Reward Offered for Information on 7-Eleven Double Homicide

The 7-Eleven Corporation is offering a $10,000 reward for any tips that will lead to an arrest in connection with a double homicide that occurred at one of its stores at 1401 Kiln Creek Parkway on the evening of June 15, 2022.

This reward is separate from the Crime Line and in order to receive the reward, it cannot be anonymous. If you have information, please call Det. A. Rogers at 757–928–4219. Leave a message if she is not available.

Original Release:

On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at approximately 11:46 p.m., Newport News police responded to a suspicious situation at a 7-Eleven in the 1400 block of Kiln Creek Parkway.

Two adult males were found inside the convenience store with gunshot wounds. They were pronounced deceased at the scene. The victims were later identified as 52-year-old Preyas “Peter” Patel, of Yorktown, and 35-year-old Logan Edward Thomas, of Newport News.

The investigation remains ongoing.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to the Crime Line at 1–888-LOCK-U-UP or online at P3Tips.com.