Bentley Brookes was 58 and worked at Pacific Bullion Precious Metals on Main Street in downtown Vancouver, Washington. Described as friendly and gregarious, he was found dead inside the shop on the morning of November 25, 2015. The Vancouver Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit determined he died of a gunshot wound and ruled his death a homicide.

Surveillance video from the shop captured the robbery and the shooting, showing a female suspect who was later identified as 18-year-old Ailiana Siufanua of Des Moines. The footage shows the woman shooting Brookes, then emptying display cases and taking cash. Five days later a stolen Honda Civic driven by Siufanua’s 25-year-old boyfriend, Thomas Phillip Leae, was spotted by California Highway Patrol; after a 40-mile pursuit on Interstate 5 the car crashed. Siufanua died in the collision and Leae survived. Items taken from the shop were recovered, though the gun used in the killing was not found. Leae was charged with first-degree murder, first-degree robbery, and rendering criminal assistance.

Does anyone have additional details about Brookes’s routine at the shop or the surveillance footage that could help clarify who was involved?