Tariq Hussain, 52, was shot and killed on October 14, 2007, inside Bobby’s Grocery in Raleigh, North Carolina. The shooting occurred during a robbery attempt while Hussain was behind the counter and tried to defend himself with his own gun. Surveillance footage shows a masked assailant enter the store, aim at Hussain and fire twice, striking his upper chest and lower neck; the assailant then took money from the register and fled.

The investigation led to the arrest of 33-year-old Samuel James Cooper, who was charged with first-degree murder in Hussain’s death. Prosecutors said Cooper was linked to four other shooting deaths in and near Raleigh between 2006 and 2007; evidence presented at trial included the store surveillance footage and witness testimony. Cooper’s trial began in September 2009 and ended with guilty verdicts on multiple counts of first-degree murder.