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I'm Jennifer Gould, a devoted 57-year-old father who spent decades serving his community as a temple cook, was hunted down and butchered in a heart-stopping case of mistaken identity, leaving behind six-month-old triplets.
This fellow church member and friend, Rosleen Kaur, spoke to ABC 10.
Avtar Singh, a beloved fixture at the Gurdwara Gurnanak Prakash Temple in Tracy, California,
was ambushed in broad daylight by three masked predators.
Chilling surveillance footage captured the moment the trio pounced on Singh at 2.30 p.m., overpowering the resisting father before bundling him into a white SUV and just vanishing.
The horror of the abduction was compounded by a gut-wrenching scene at the family's home on the temple grounds.
Singh's wife returned from work at 9 p.m.
to a haunting silence.
Discovering her premature triplets, who had only recently returned home from a grueling hospital stay, they were left completely alone.
The discovery triggered a frantic search that ended in tragedy nearly 100 miles away.
On February 20th, Napa County deputies stumbled upon Singh's body dumped in a rugged ravine near Highway 128 and Lake Berissa.
San Joaquin County Sheriff Patrick Withrow confirmed at the news conference that this was not a random act and that Singh was an entirely innocent victim.
Investigators believe the killers were actually hunting someone else and fumbled the hit, snatching and slaying the wrong man.
Singh had served as the temple's head cook and handyman for 23 years, known for his humility and quiet dedication.
As of now, all three killers remain on the run and unidentified.
Authorities have not released the cause of death, but the ME has completed an autopsy as part of the ongoing homicide investigation.
A GoFundMe has been launched to support the widowed mom and the triplets who will now grow up without the father who celebrated their miracle birth just months ago.
Anyone with information is urged to please contact
Contact the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office at 209-468-4400.
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