On a Saturday morning in Richmond, Virginia, the routine of a local convenience store was shattered by violence. On November 24, 2012, a citizen placed a call to the Richmond Police Department at approximately 11:05 a.m. to report a person shot inside the 756 Food Mart located at 11 Erich Road. When officers arrived at the scene, they found the victim, 59-year-old Taib Mohammad, a male, shot to death inside the store.
The initial investigation suggested that Mohammad was killed during an apparent robbery of the establishment. The details surrounding the incident remain limited, but the authorities have classified his death as a homicide. Despite the passage of time, the case has grown cold, and no arrests have been publicly announced in connection with the murder of Taib Mohammad.
The Richmond Police Department continues to list the case as an open homicide investigation. Information about the case is also featured in Virginia's cold case files, a public effort to solicit new leads on unsolved crimes. Authorities have not released any description of a suspect or suspects in the years following the fatal shooting. The case remains a painful and unresolved chapter for the community, a stark reminder of a life taken and a crime for which no one has yet been held accountable. The investigation is ongoing, and law enforcement encourages anyone with information to come forward.
