Tarek Ali, 25, also known as Derek Ali, was shot and killed outside his family’s Payless Liquor Store on Cottonwood Road in Bakersfield on the evening of July 19, 2017. Bakersfield Police responded about 7 p.m. and found two men with gunshot wounds; Tarek was pronounced dead at the scene and the other victim was taken to Kern Medical with severe injuries.

Tarek ran the family liquor store and was a father of two; his death profoundly affected his family and neighbors. Investigators reported no arrests and no identified suspects as of the latest update, and the case remains open while police ask anyone with information to come forward.

Does anyone who lived near Cottonwood Road in July 2017 remember unusual activity or have information that could help investigators?