Yusuf Ozgur, 56, was killed on the early morning of December 26, 2019, in Manassas, Virginia. Working a DoorDash shift to help support his family, he reportedly held the door open at a Denny’s for two men leaving the restaurant. Unaware they had just committed an armed robbery inside and shot a patron, Ozgur was struck in the head with a baton and fatally shot as the men exited. He was taken to a local hospital and succumbed to his injuries, leaving a wife and two children.

Investigators say the two men, identified as Jordan Anderson and Ryan Thomas Walker, had entered the Denny’s armed with a handgun and a baton and demanded valuables from roughly 20 employees and customers. They wounded a 34-year-old man during the robbery but fled without taking money or property. Forensic evidence and public tips tied the suspects to this crime and a string of other armed robberies in the area; both were arrested within days. Anderson was charged with murder and related counts and later convicted; Walker was charged with murder, malicious wounding, and robbery and was awaiting his court proceedings.

Did anyone in the Manassas area know Yusuf or have information about that morning?