Rafael Pujols, 49, was working a Sunday evening shift at Las Vegas Grocery on Howard Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant when he was shot and killed during an attempted robbery. Around 6:30 p.m. a large man described as a Black male about 6 feet tall and 275 pounds entered the store wearing a black mask, black baseball cap with a silver brim, a black Champion hooded sweatshirt, dark gloves, black jeans and black boots. The suspect brandished a silver revolver and demanded money; the encounter ended when the assailant fired a shot that struck Pujols in the abdomen.

Pujols was taken to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center but was pronounced dead. Police circulated surveillance images and said the suspect had a medium complexion, brown eyes, walked with a limp and appeared bow-legged. No arrests have been announced and the killer’s identity remains unknown.

If anyone who knew Rafael or recognizes the man in the description or footage has information, please come forward.