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Michael Phelan, 36, was shot and killed at his 45 Smoke Shop in North Houston on January 9, 2015. Police say three armed men entered the store around 10 p.m.; surveillance footage shows the suspects entering with long guns and handguns, but Phelan was shot off-camera. He was taken to Ben Taub Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after. Investigators concluded the incident was not a robbery, as nothing was taken from the store, and said the motive appeared to be something other than financial gain.

Phelan’s family — including his wife Claudia and their three young daughters — described him as a devoted father and kind-hearted person. Over the course of the investigation four suspects were arrested; names publicly connected to the case include Jose Rivera, Ferand Santiagovargas and Jonny Albert Enamorado-Vasquez, and an individual referred to as The Honduran. Rivera was arrested in October 2016 in Grand Island, Nebraska, by the U.S. Marshals Metro Fugitive Task Force.

Does anyone who knew Michael or who was in the area that night have information that could help fill gaps about motive or the events inside the shop?