Ali Saleh, 30, was shot and killed while working behind the counter at Sana’a Food Market on Clifford Avenue in Rochester, New York. A familiar figure in the neighborhood and described as kind and generous, Saleh had recently returned from a year overseas and leaves a wife and a three-year-old daughter they had welcomed after eight years of trying. The store became an impromptu memorial after the shooting, with community members leaving balloons and candles.

Police say a man entered the market on a Sunday in March, walked straight to the counter and shot Saleh multiple times at close range. Saleh was taken to a hospital and died shortly afterward. Investigators recovered surveillance footage and, within 24 hours, arrested 42-year-old Tony Brown while he was driving the vehicle used to flee. Authorities recovered a handgun and other evidence they say linked him to the crime; police have said the killing was believed to be retaliation for an earlier altercation that involved an associate of Saleh’s, though Saleh reportedly was not involved.

Do readers who knew Ali or who were at the market that day have any memories or information to share?