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The Case

Last September, Amal's Convenience Store owner Mohamed Allidina was shot and killed. The same store had been robbed twice just three months earlier.

No suspects have been named or arrested in the murder.

Crime & Safety Reporter Kaitlyn Pratt brings the case to light again in hopes of helping generate leads for police.

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The Facts: a timeline

June 13, 2006

Amal's Convenience Store is robbed by armed suspect at 11 a.m.

June 26, 2006

Amal's Convenience Store is robbed by armed suspect at noon.

June 27, 2006

WSAV Community Reporter Paul Rea brings security expert J.R. Roberts to Amal's. He gives the owners advice to make the store a tougher target for would-be crooks.

September 30, 2006

Savannah-Chatham Metro Police respond to shots fired call at Amal's Convenience store at the corner of Skidaway and Bonna Bella roads, just before 1PM.

Officers find store owner, Mohamed Allidina, bleeding from a gunshot wound. Allidina dies an hour later at Memorial Health University Medical Center.

Police search for the suspect, described as a black male, between 5 feet 3 inches and 5 feet 7 inches tall, with a slim athletic build. He was last seen wearing a dark-colored shirt and light-colored baggy pants.

Officers look for the vehicle the suspect left the scene in -- a mid-1980s or '90s metallic green Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra.

Police release store surveillance video of the shooting, hoping to get tips from the community.

The Clues

The crime: shooting before 1 p.m. on Sept. 30, 2006, at Amal's Convenience store - corner of Skidaway and Bonna Bella

The victim: Mohamed Allidina, store owner, killed by gunshot

The suspect: black male, between 5'3" and 5'7" tall, slim athletic build. Last seen wearing a dark-colored shirt and light-colored baggy pants.

The vehicle: mid-1980s or '90s metallic green Oldsmobile Cutlass Sierra

The surveillance video: watch in the video player above

Anyone with information about the crime:

Submit a tip to Crimestoppers. Call Crimestoppers 912-234-2020 or submit a tip online here.

Tell us about a Cold Case

Do you know of a case that has been forgotten that deserves more attention?

Tell Kaitlyn Pratt about a cold case you'd like her to report: email her at kpratt@wsav.com