Abu Saleh Mohammad Mahfuz, 47, was shot and killed at his Kwik E Mart on Acworth Oaks Drive on the evening of June 14, 2022. A man wearing a ski mask entered the store and fatally shot Mahfuz, then unsuccessfully tried to open the cash register before fleeing in a blue Nissan sedan. Responding officers found Mahfuz deceased from multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators used surveillance footage and witness statements to identify a suspect within 24 hours. Two days after the shooting, police arrested 59-year-old Marcus Bass and, during a search of his vehicle, recovered a black ski mask and a handgun. A second man, 33-year-old Peterson Paris, was seen on surveillance entering the store about 20 minutes before the shooting, speaking on the phone with Bass, and later repositioning the Nissan to facilitate a quick departure; Paris was arrested just over a week after the incident.

Marcus Bass was convicted on three counts of murder, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony and sentenced to life without parole plus five years. Peterson Paris was also found guilty of murder, criminal attempt to commit armed robbery, and aggravated assault and was awaiting sentencing. Does anyone have information about Mahfuz’s time in Acworth or memories of the Kwik E Mart that could help fill in details about the case?