Photo: Broward Sheriff’s Office
Florida officials are searching for the suspect in the killing of a father whose two children survived the Feb. 14 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, that killed 17 people.
Ayub Ali, 61, was killed after a man came into the convenience store he owned and allegedly robbed him Tuesday, a Broward County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson tells PEOPLE.
The suspect walks behind the counter and confronts Ali, and puts what appears to be a gun against his back. Ali can be seen putting his hands up and seemingly being forced to open the cash register.
The man then appears to take money out of the register and leaves the store. But authoritiesallege the man returned to the storeand fatally shot Ali.
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The 61-year-old was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to a Broward County Sheriff’s Office news release.
Now, officials are asking the public’s help in identifying the suspect.
Ali was the father of two survivors of theshooting at Marjorie Stoneman Douglas High School,according to local station NBS 6. He had four children overall, the outlet reports.
“I can’t believe this.It happened during a robbery in his own store,”friend Joaquin Nieves told CBS Miami. Nieves told the station he had warned his friend about working alone.
The suspect wore a black vest and reddish-orange shorts with a black and white stripe on the sides, reddish-orange slides and a skull cap with “Miami” stitched on the front, the news release states.
Anyone with information is asked to contact BSO Homicide Detective James Hayes at 954-321-4231. If you wish to remain anonymous, contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477) or online atbrowardcrimestoppers.org.
Anonymous tips that lead to an arrest are eligible for a reward of up to $3,000.
source: people.com
