Houston Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the suspect who shot and killed a gas station clerk over the weekend.
, shows a man dressed in all black with a hoodie and face mask entering the convenience store and walking around. The man then heads to the register, pulls out a gun, and points it through a small portion of the plastic barrier. Authorities say the suspect shot the clerk in the right shoulder and a gunshot went through his chest. "You’re going to go in there and shoot a man defenseless, armless, no threat to you," said community activist Quannel X during a news conference.
"Jhon Dias was working, providing an income for his family. His family does not live in this country, but he was working and sending money home," said Andy Kahan with Crimestoppers. "We’re here on behalf to let Jhon Dias and his family know that we as Houstonians, we care." Jhon’s customers often became his friends. They say HE moved to the U.S. from India about three years ago to work and play soccer. He had also been saving up money for his upcoming wedding. His wife still lives in India along with the rest of his family, according to his friends. His family is now working on sending his body back to India to be buried.
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