MOUNT DORA, Fla. — The search is ongoing for a robber who shot and killed one co-owner of a popular Mount Dora convenience store and critically injured the other owner.
Police said a man dressed in all black was seen on security camera footage pointing a gun at Khiem “Ken” Ba Trinh, 56, outside T&N Market on North Grandview Street at 8:50 p.m. Monday.
Investigators on Wednesday released the surveillance video, urging the public to call Crimeline at 800-423-8477 with any tips.
See the video below:
Video: Surveillance footage shows Mount Dora armed robbery suspect before and after shooting Surveillance footage released Wednesday shows Mount Dora armed robbery suspect before and after fatal convenience store shooting.
The robber is then seen fleeing the area, and police say he has not been tracked down since.
Shortly after, police said a customer walked into the store and found Trinh and the store’s other co-owner, Minh “Tina” Nguyen, 47, each shot several times.
Investigators said Nguyen died on scene and Trinh was transported to a local hospital where he remains in critical condition.
“It’s depressing to know that you’re out there trying to help the community and someone would just come along and take your life like that,” the couple’s neighbor Mary Durant said. “It’s heart wrenching and it effects everyone, ’cause it could have been anybody.”
More than 50 mourners held a vigil outside of the store Tuesday night. The couple, who community members recognized as a pillar in the neighborhood, have two children.
Video: Robber fatally shoots woman, critically injures man who co-owned Mount Dora convenience store Mount Dora police said they are searching for the person who shot and killed one of the owners of a local convenience store and left the other critically hurt.
Sarah Wilson joined WFTV Channel 9 in 2018 as a digital producer after working as an award-winning newspaper reporter for nearly a decade in various communities across Central Florida.