On December 2, 2024, 39-year-old Linthotage Anthony Manoj Fernando was shot and killed during a robbery at the Valero gas station at 700 West Gulfway in Port Arthur, Texas. Fernando had recently started working at that location on Thanksgiving after moving from Sri Lanka to Bridge City to support his paralyzed mother. Surveillance footage shows a Black male about 5 feet 9 inches tall, wearing a hoodie, black jogging pants, white slides and carrying a blue backpack, entering the store armed with a silver handgun, approaching Fernando and shooting him before fleeing. Another clerk who was in the cooler that night was not harmed.

The store supervisor said this Valero had been robbed once before on November 11, and that four other convenience stores he manages were robbed in the prior three months. The Port Arthur Police Department has released the surveillance images and asked the public to review any nearby footage that might help identify the suspect. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective T. Barboza at (409) 983-8650 or Crime Stoppers at (409) 833-TIPS.

Did anyone in the area see suspicious activity or capture footage around the Valero on December 2 that could help identify the shooter?