Marwan Ahmed Mohammed Ayash, 22, was shot and killed during an armed robbery at the convenience store where he worked on the evening of March 30, 2025, in Buffalo, New York. He and 41-year-old Shane Jackson were later found inside a vehicle that had crashed into a tree on Cambridge Avenue; both had sustained gunshot wounds. The precise sequence of events between the shooting and the crash has not been established and remains under investigation.

Ayash had immigrated from Al-Nadira district in Ibb Governorate, Yemen, and was known in Buffalo’s Yemeni-American community through his family’s corner store. He had recently opened a smoke shop in Ohio and was visiting Buffalo when the attack occurred. Community leaders have called for increased patrols as residents seek answers.

Does anyone have information about the robbery, the vehicle on Cambridge Avenue, or moves in the hours before the shootings?