Shamir Tyrone Harper, known as Monk, was 27 when he was fatally shot inside an Atlantic City deli on Thursday, August 18, 2011. The attack was sudden and violent, and it left the community and his family grieving.

Harper was originally from Mays Landing and had attended public schools in Atlantic City and in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a father to a son also named Shamir and was raising a daughter, Naimah. He was engaged to Nadiyah Santiago and is survived by his parents and siblings.

Did anyone in the community have knowledge of Harper’s routine, the deli, or events that evening that might help explain what happened?