Yeprem Khotsuryan, a 62-year-old business owner, was shot and killed on April 29, 2014, at his 98 Cents Store on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. He was found around noon with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene after the LAPD responded to a call about the shooting.

Witnesses reported hearing a crashing sound from a neighboring store before a masked male, described as wearing a gray hoodie, white shirt, and white hospital mask, entered Khotsuryan’s store and opened fire. The motive appears to be robbery, though that has not been definitively confirmed. There was no interior surveillance footage available, and the suspect fled the scene; no arrests have been reported. The LAPD’s Northeast Division Homicide detectives continue to investigate and have asked the public for information.

Khotsuryan was described as a kind, hardworking family man who had been planning to retire and sell the store. If anyone knew Yeprem Khotsuryan or has information about the shooting on April 29, 2014, please come forward with tips.