Sharath Koppu was 25 and a graduate student at the University of Missouri-Kansas City when he was shot and killed while working a part-time shift at J’s Fish and Chicken Market on Prospect Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 6, 2018. As other employees and customers hid, Koppu ran toward the back of the store and was struck in the back by gunfire. He was taken to a hospital and later died from his injuries.

Surveillance footage from the restaurant showed a suspect pacing inside moments before the shooting. Tips led detectives to identify Marlin James Mack, who had prior convictions for robbery and assault. Officers located Mack at a motel in eastern Kansas City on July 15, 2018; when undercover detectives approached, Mack allegedly opened fire with a high-powered rifle, wounding two officers and fleeing with an accomplice. After a high-speed pursuit and further exchanges of gunfire that injured a third officer, Mack was fatally shot by police and the accomplice was arrested, bringing the manhunt over Koppu’s murder to an end.

Did anyone know Sharath’s routines at work or remember seeing something unusual at the restaurant that night?