Khaled Mohamad Elmerkabaoui, 55, was shot and killed during a robbery at the 7-Eleven where he worked on Westinghouse Boulevard in Charlotte on December 9, 2017, around 3:30 a.m. Khaled did not resist when the attacker entered the store. He was remembered by the community for acts of kindness, including offering coffee to police officers who stopped by.

Police identified 48-year-old Geoffrey Ford as the person who entered the store and shot Khaled. Ford was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, robbery, and conspiracy to commit robbery. Authorities also charged 33-year-old Treyvonte Lockhart as an accessory and the getaway driver. Court records show Ford pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and Lockhart pleaded guilty to being an accessory to a robbery with a dangerous weapon; sentences were imposed in 2022.

Does anyone have memories of Khaled or information about that early-morning robbery that could add detail to the timeline?