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George Assaf, 66, was killed on September 22, 2015, inside his Flint, Michigan business, Stanley’s Meat Market. A man entered the store that Tuesday afternoon, confronted Assaf in the clerk’s area and shot him multiple times. Surveillance footage shows the gunman leaving and then returning to shoot Assaf again in the head before taking cash from the register and some cigars.

Police later identified a suspect, Jawone Laquan Watkins, who was found in clothing matching the surveillance description and in possession of cash and cigars. Investigators recovered the murder weapon outside a residence where Watkins had been seen; Watkins’ DNA was reportedly found on the gun’s holster and on a t-shirt used by the perpetrator. He was charged with first-degree felony murder, armed robbery, carrying a concealed weapon and possessing a firearm during a felony, and a jury found him guilty on all counts.

Assaf was remembered by family and customers as a kind, respectful man and a fixture in the neighborhood. Does anyone have memories of Stanley’s Meat Market or George to share that could add context to this case?