Manal Mustafa Abdul Abdelaziz, a 60-year-old man, was shot and killed during an apparent armed robbery at his convenience store, Tobacco Brothers Minit Shop, in Lumberton, North Carolina, on November 30, 2019. The shooting occurred about 2:49 a.m. after he had just closed the store; police discovered his body in front of the business. An autopsy was scheduled to confirm cause of death.

The suspect fled in Abdelaziz’s red pickup truck and took about $550. A nearby resident reported hearing what he believed were gunshots around the time of the incident. This was the third major loss for Abdelaziz’s family: his 3-year-old son Manal Abdelaziz Jr., known as Cash, died in January 2016 from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot with a 9mm handgun kept behind the store counter, and about a month later Abdelaziz’s wife, Evelina Dial, was found dead in woods in Maxton; a man named Timothy Wade Locklear was charged in connection to her death.

Lumberton police are seeking help identifying the person responsible. If anyone has information about the November 30, 2019 killing, please contact investigators.