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Two Arrested For Killing Gas Station Attendant
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Jaya Saxena
Published Aug 3, 2010
Modified Aug 3, 2010
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After he and an accomplice were busted for robbing the same Chinese restaurant three times in four days, police have arrested two clearly brilliant men for the murder of Queens gas station attendant Nadeem Khan. Christopher Roberts, 21, was charged with second degree murder while his accomplice, Maurice Echols, 21, was charged with robbery. However, Roberts says Echols was the one who pulled the trigger.
Roberts said he swiped cigarettes and cigars from the Roosevelt Avenue Mobil station as Echols shot Khan, though Roberts is the only one charged with murder at this time. The two also face charges for the robberies of the Chinese restaurant, from which they swiped at least $800 while armed with a handgun.
Khan was a Pakistani immigrant who was working his first job in America, and his station manager said he always arrived early to his shifts. His brother, Sohali Khan, told the Daily News, "He didn't bother anybody. He was a very simple guy. He was just a hard worker." Queens DA Richard Brown said in a statement, "This type of violence will not be tolerated. This case will be vigorously prosecuted in an effort to provide a measure of justice for the victim and his family."
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