On July 2, 2024, 27-year-old Dontae Dickerson was shot and killed inside the Lucky 7 convenience store on the 1100 block of Morton Avenue in Chester, Pennsylvania. The shooting occurred about 11:20 a.m.; police found Dickerson lying on the store floor with a gunshot wound to the back of his head and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Surveillance footage showed a man entering the store around 11:05 a.m., buying an item, then approaching Dickerson from behind while Dickerson waited in line. The assailant produced a firearm, shot Dickerson in the back of the head, and fled on foot, heading south on Elsinore Place.

Dickerson’s family says he was a jovial man who loved to joke and dance and that he was not involved in street activities; he leaves behind a 7-year-old daughter. The motive for the killing has not been revealed. If anyone was in or near the Lucky 7 that morning or has information about the man seen on surveillance, please come forward.