In the early morning hours of December 27, 1989, a robbery at the Short Stop convenience store at 48th Street and Broadway in Phoenix turned deadly. Store clerk Ron Barman, 46, was shot and killed during the robbery; a 61-year-old security guard, Richard Butts, also died. The robber fled with about $72.

Surveillance footage captured a male wearing a distinctive sweater with light-colored, diamond-shaped patterns. Witnesses linked that image to a recently released convict, Eric John King. Michael Jones told investigators he waited outside while King entered the store, then heard gunshots and saw King emerge holding a gun. Nekita Renee Hill said she saw King discard a plastic bag containing a gun and a sweater like the one on video. Based on the video and witness accounts, King was arrested, tried, convicted on September 5, 1990, and sentenced to death on March 4, 1991.

Are there any readers who remember the Short Stop or were in that neighborhood on December 27, 1989?