A clerk was shot to death during an argument with a customer at a Clarkston food mart late Friday, and investigators have arrested a man connected to the killing, police said.
Mohamadzahirbin Mohamadfazal, 60, was charged with murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, Clarkston police spokesperson Sgt. Dustin Bulcher said.
The charges stem from a shooting that occurred around 10 p.m. at the Stop and Save Food Mart on North Indian Creek Drive. According to a news release, the 32-year-old victim was the store’s clerk. Police identified the victim as Alitya Kumar Akash.
Police said Akash and Mohamadfazal got into an argument that escalated to the point that the victim was shot and killed. Detectives described it as a “random act of violence,” Bulcher said in the release.
Mohamadfazal fled before police arrived. The unconscious victim was found in the store with a gunshot wound to the chest. Officers tried to save Akash’s life, but he died after paramedics arrived.
DeKalb County police said they encountered Mohamadfazal after he was involved in a crash not far from the food mart. Officers took him into custody when they realized he matched the description of the suspect who fled the convenience store, according to investigators.
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