Raied Ray Shihadeh, 51, of Port St. Lucie, was fatally shot on May 30, 2024, while working at his convenience store, Fast Stop Superette, at 3702 Picciola Road in Leesburg. The shooting occurred during an armed robbery; at the time he was on the phone with his wife, Monique Shihadeh. The suspect, identified as Alex Lopez, 25, entered the store, shot Shihadeh, and took about $100 from the register.

Law enforcement arrested Alex Lopez in Kissimmee in June 2024, and he is being held in the Lake County Jail with no bond. Investigators also charged three more people accused of aiding him: Patricia Kinchens (Lopez’s mother), Breanna Lopez (his sister), and Kaili Dupuis (his girlfriend). Kinchens and Breanna Lopez were arrested without incident; Dupuis is reported to be at large and wanted. The three face charges including accessory after the fact to premeditated murder, armed robbery with a firearm, possession of a firearm or ammunition by a convicted felon, and weapon display or use during a felony.

Family and community members remembered Shihadeh as a loving husband and father of five children, ages 10 to 20. The Leesburg Police Department has asked anyone with information to come forward. Does anyone have information about the robbery or the people involved that could help the investigation?