On the evening of Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 75-year-old James Haller Jr., a Vietnam veteran who worked as manager at the O’Reilly Auto Parts on Schaefer Highway in Detroit, was fatally shot during an armed robbery at the store. A retired General Motors employee and a former Detroit police reserve officer, Haller left behind a wife and family and was described as someone who continued to work to stay active and serve his community.

Two women entered the store intending to rob it. When Haller emerged from a back room to investigate, one of the women shot him in the head; the suspects then fled with a small amount of cash. Detroit police identified two female suspects, Shawnta Anderson and Eboni McEwen-Ross, and a man named Leviticus Butler was later linked to the case as an alleged accessory after the fact.

The shooting shocked the neighborhood and left Haller’s family grieving. If anyone has information about the robbery or the people involved, please share what is known.