On the evening of September 12, 2017, Tahir Mahmud, 54, was found dead inside the Joy Food Store on Riverside Drive in Danville, Virginia, where he worked. A patron discovered the scene and officers determined Mahmud had suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was the victim of a homicide. The store’s cash register drawers were open, indicating money had been taken, and investigators have treated the incident as a robbery that turned deadly.

A witness reported seeing a slender Black male running from the direction of the store around the time of the crime; the witness noted the man was wearing a distinctive pair of jeans. The Danville Police Department and the FBI’s South Piedmont Violent Gang Task Force have kept the investigation open and are offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest and indictment. No arrests have been publicly announced.

If anyone has information about that night, the suspect description, or the distinctive jeans, please share what you know with investigators.