FBI Offers $15,000 Reward in Columbus Murder Case
Columbus, GA / September 5, 2025 —FBI Atlanta announces a reward of up to $15,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the two unknown suspects responsible for the 2021 homicide of Amit Patel.
On December 6, 2021, Mr. Patel visited a bank at 4505 Buena Vista Road in Columbus to deposit money from his business. As he approached the front door of the bank, two suspects pulled into the parking lot in a stolen Toyota Tacoma with missing license plates.
One suspect got out of the vehicle and shot Mr. Patel. Mr. Patel died at the scene as the robber took his money. Both suspects fled in the stolen Tacoma.
Included below are two pictures of Amit Patel and a screenshot from surveillance video of the stolen Toyota Tacoma as it left the scene of the homicide.
If you have any information on this case, please contact the FBI’s toll-free tipline at 1-800-Call-FBI or tips.fbi.gov. You can also call the Columbus Police Department at (706) 225-3205.
Amit Patel
Suspect vehicle passing the bank
FBI Atlanta
Public Affairs Specialist Jenna Sellitto
(770) 216-3162
Source: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
