Gurpreet Tony Singh, 35, was killed during what was described as a robbery at a 7-Eleven on Bannister Road in Kansas City, Missouri. Singh, a divorced father of two who was preparing to leave night work at the store for a full-time job as a hospital kitchen supervisor, was working his final shift on March 17, 2010 when a man entered and demanded money. Surveillance footage shows Singh complying and turning over cash; nevertheless the gunman fired a single shot into his abdomen. Singh called 911 and was taken to a nearby hospital but died during surgery.

Police identified 19-year-old Phillip Martin as the primary suspect after lifting fingerprints from a can of fruit punch left at the scene. Martin was arrested on March 22, 2010. He later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole, plus a concurrent 25-year term for armed criminal action; an appeal alleging ineffective counsel was later denied.