Douglas Miguel Rodriguez Barzola, 49, was killed during a targeted shooting at a kosher grocery store in Jersey City on December 10, 2019. An immigrant from Ecuador who worked at the store, he was wounded during the attack but managed to hold open a back door to help a customer escape before he died. Family members described him as a devoted husband, father, and son who put others first.

The same assailants had earlier killed a police detective and were later killed themselves during a lengthy standoff with law enforcement. Rodriguez Barzola’s body was repatriated to Ecuador for burial. His actions in the store were described by witnesses and authorities as heroic.