Chernet Tiruneh was fatally shot on April 28, 2020, while working as a clerk at Chappa’s Groceries in Rochester, New York. Tiruneh reportedly reached for his own legally registered firearm in an attempt to defend himself, and Laureano fired, killing him. Rochester police found Tiruneh deceased at the scene.

The shooting devastated the local community; investigators spent months piecing together what happened and sought public help in identifying the suspect. If anyone in Rochester remembers seeing suspicious activity near Chappa’s Groceries on April 28, 2020, or has information about the robbery and shooting, please come forward. Who saw something that day?