Aruna KumKum Mittal, 67, was shot and killed inside the Any Checks Cashed store she ran with her husband on Old York Road in Philadelphia’s Ogontz neighborhood. The assailant forced her past the security door into a back office; she fought back and was struck by a single fatal gunshot to the chest. A customer who could not find employees discovered her in the back room and police were called just after 1:15 p.m., at which time she was pronounced dead.

Within days police arrested 64-year-old Robert Jiles and charged him with murder, criminal homicide, robbery and multiple firearms violations. Family members described Mittal as a devoted wife, mother of three and grandmother of seven; neighbors and fellow business owners remembered her as friendly and hardworking. If anyone saw anything suspicious near the store around 1:00 p.m. that Tuesday, please share what was observed.