Waqar Hasan, a 46-year-old Muslim Pakistani immigrant, was fatally shot on September 15, 2001, while grilling hamburgers at his convenience store in Dallas, Texas. The killing came just days after the September 11 attacks and was carried out by Mark Anthony Stroman, who went on a shooting spree targeting people he believed to be of Middle Eastern descent.

Stroman shot Hasan in the head while Hasan was working in his store. The spree also wounded Rais Bhuiyan, a Bangladeshi immigrant who survived with partial blindness, and claimed the life of Vasudev Patel, an Indian immigrant. Stroman was arrested, convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in April 2002.

Hasan’s family received community support after the killing; his widow and three daughters later became U.S. citizens. The case underscored the surge in anti-Muslim and anti-South Asian sentiment following September 11.