Mohammed Qutaish, a 20-year-old Yemeni man working at a Bronx bodega, was shot and killed on February 18, 2020 after a dispute over a request to buy a loose cigarette. According to surveillance footage, a 25-year-old woman first asked to buy a single cigarette; when Qutaish refused, an argument followed. The woman left and came back with her 28-year-old brother, Adrien Topping. The footage shows Topping and his sister near the counter before Topping allegedly produced a firearm; Qutaish tried to defend himself with a broomstick and was shot in the torso. He was taken to Montefiore Medical Center and pronounced dead; emergency services arrived about 11:17 a.m.

Police apprehended Topping and his sister nearby and recovered a gun. Adrien Topping was arrested on charges including murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon; his sister was also taken into custody and later charged on an unrelated drug possession allegation. Friends and customers left a memorial outside the deli, remembering Qutaish as humble, respectful, and hardworking. He had been born in the United States, raised overseas by his father, and returned to the U.S. two years before his death. Does anyone have information about the incident or knew Mohammed that could help fill gaps in this case?