John Wesley Pruitt Jr., 41, was killed on February 14, 2017, during an attempted robbery at the Family Fare convenience store at 2918 Guess Road in Durham, North Carolina. Pruitt, working as a store clerk, was shot shortly after the store opened and was taken to Duke University Hospital with life-threatening injuries; he later died of those wounds.

The shooter was identified as 16-year-old Jarrell Paylor, who was also shot during the incident and taken to Duke University Hospital before being transferred to the Durham County Jail. Paylor faced multiple charges in connection with the store shooting, including second-degree murder, larceny from a person, and possession of a stolen firearm. Investigators linked the episode to an attempted robbery; Paylor had been charged earlier on February 1 in an incident involving a pistol taken from a man on North Roxboro Street.

Pruitt was remembered by customers and colleagues as kind and generous. Does anyone have information about Pruitt, his routine at the store, or the events that morning?