Baijnauth Ramsaroop, 38, of Sunrise, Florida, was shot and killed on July 27, 2015, in the parking lot of an Advance Auto Parts at 2320 North University Drive in Fort Lauderdale. Ramsaroop, described as Indo-Caribbean, was a husband and father of two young daughters; his widow Shanaz called him a loving, hardworking husband and father.

Police say the shooting followed an altercation in the store parking lot. Investigators arrested 32-year-old Doderick Woods-Smith on July 31, 2015, after a brief foot chase in Lauderhill. Authorities charged him with murder plus additional counts including attempted murder, aggravated assault and multiple burglaries; police reported Woods-Smith had been involved in car burglaries and an attempted robbery the same night and believe Ramsaroop encountered him while he was attempting to break into a car. Woods-Smith was also reported to be wanted in connection with a 2002 murder in Nassau, Bahamas.

The family expressed gratitude to police for the arrest and deep sorrow at their loss. If anyone has information about Ramsaroop’s killing or witnessed the events that night, please share what is known.