On January 19, 2015, Mohammad Eid, 24, was killed during a midafternoon robbery at the Gardner Food Mart in Joliet, Illinois. Eid worked as a clerk at his family’s store and was confronted by two armed suspects around 3:15 p.m. When one of the suspects displayed a handgun, Eid drew a weapon from behind the counter and an exchange of gunfire followed. Eid and one suspect, 24-year-old Troy Norris, were both fatally wounded.

The second suspect fled on foot and remained at large. He was described as a black male about 5 feet 9 inches with a slim build, wearing a light-colored hoodie. Police questioned two people who had taken Norris to Presence St. Joseph Medical Center, but those interviews did not produce arrests. Authorities executed search warrants and followed leads as the investigation continued.

Mohammad Eid was remembered by friends and customers as kind and generous and was known as Mo. Memorials appeared outside the store after his death. If anyone has information about the second suspect or the events at Gardner Food Mart that afternoon, please come forward.