Abdalla Sedkey Thabet, a 38-year-old Paramount resident and local businessman, was shot and killed during an apparent robbery on March 1, 2019. The shooting occurred just before 11 a.m. outside a Bank of America branch in a shopping center on Paramount Boulevard. Deputies and paramedics found Thabet lying on his back between vehicles with a gunshot wound to his upper torso; he was later pronounced dead and the Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled the cause of death gunshot wounds.

Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau investigators say Thabet was struggling with two men during the robbery attempt when he was shot. Specific details about the suspects or their motives had not been confirmed and there were no immediate arrests in the days after the incident. The case remained open as detectives sought leads and information from the public.

If anyone saw the robbery, the struggle outside the bank, or has information about the two men involved, please share what is known with investigators.