Govardhan Kotha, 50, was fatally shot while working the evening shift at the Quick Fill gas station on Mobile Highway near Lockhart Street in Pensacola, Florida, on February 19, 2019. Deputies from the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office responding to a robbery call found Kotha dead at about 8:15 p.m. Surveillance footage showed multiple suspects entering the store during an apparent robbery; one man wore a mask and carried a gun.

Three people were arrested in connection with the case. Efidarius Gemeateus Bryant, 29, was identified on footage as the shooter and was charged with felony murder and conspiracy to commit robbery. Keandra Martez Smith, 23, was charged with felony murder and conspiracy after being seen entering the store first to case the joint. Crystal Elaine Clausell, 33, was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery and held on bond. Bryant and Smith were held without bond and the State Attorney’s Office sought first-degree murder indictments.

Kotha, known in the community as Reddy, had been described as kind and non-confrontational and had been due to travel for his daughter’s wedding shortly after the shooting. Does anyone have information about that night or recall seeing suspicious activity near the Quick Fill on February 19, 2019?