MARINA, Calif.- He gave his life for something he believed in and today a candlelight vigil will be held to remember Medhi Shahbazi. Shahbazi died last month after going on a hunger strike to protest what he called price gouging at the pumps. Today at 4:00PM people will gather at his once owned Shell Gas Station on Del Monte in Marina to remember Shahbazi.
Right now the station is surrounded by a tall chain link fence that was put up after Shahbazi posted signs protesting the rise in gas prices. Shell finally shut him down in August of 2005 but Shahbazi refused to give up. In June Shah went on a hunger strike that ultimately claimed his life.
To Shell Gas it was a violation of his lease combined with continued late payments that shut him down. 
Though Shahbazi is not alive to see it, to many he has made at least a small impact on their lives here on the Central Coast. The organizer of today's vigil says it's possible there will be future vigils, all fighting against big oil companies.

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