Mettha Chandra Kuruppu, 52 and of Indian ethnicity, was shot and killed on April 29, 2015, during an armed robbery at his convenience store, Pick-N-Shop, on South Major Drive in Beaumont, Texas. Surveillance video captured two masked men entering the store and attempting the robbery while Kuruppu worked behind the counter.

The primary suspect named in the case was 21-year-old Chandler Ventress. Ventress was arrested, admitted to the crime during interrogation, and was later convicted of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Another man, John David Johnson, also known as Sean, was charged with capital murder and had a trial scheduled to begin in October 2017. Kuruppu’s family attended the proceedings and described the emotional impact of his death; the prosecution pointed to testimony that Ventress fired two shots at Kuruppu while the defense argued the killing was impulsive.

Does anyone have memories of Pick-N-Shop or saw activity near South Major Drive around April 29, 2015 that could add context to this case?