On April 13, 2024, a shooting at a Chevron gas station at Northwest 17th Avenue and 54th Street in Miami left two business owners dead. Employees and co-owners Shahbaz Hussain, 51, and Shamun Shaukat, 42, were killed after a verbal altercation inside the station escalated and a suspect pulled out a firearm and opened fire. A customer, 57-year-old Elijah Shorter, was critically injured and taken to Ryder Trauma Center.

Surveillance video from inside the station captured an exchange in which workers suspected the suspect of shoplifting before he produced a gun and began shooting. Miami Police established perimeters and deployed SWAT teams; the suspect, 23-year-old Jason Craig Dyer-Mitchell, fled on foot and was later taken into custody by the tactical squad at the apartment building where he rented a unit across the street. He was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and ordered held without bond.

Neighbors said Hussain and Shaukat were known for kindness and for helping people in need, and the neighborhood was left shocked and devastated. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew the victims, please share what you know with investigators.