Dallas

Police Name Suspect In Convenience Store Murder from September

The suspect is already in jail on an unrelated capital murder charge

Dallas Homicide detectives said they found a suspect linked to the murder at a convenience store back in September.

Lonzell Hunter, 22, is one of the suspects that police believe killed Mowaffaq Shararah at the Sunshine Food Mart located on the 3800 block of South Cockrell Hill Road. 

Detectives said the suspect robbed the Sunshine Food Mart at around 4:30 a.m. on Sept. 23.

They said Hunter and another suspect pointed their weapons at Shararah, who was an employee, and demanded cash from the register. They ended up shooting and killing him before they fled on foot, detectives said.

Earlier on that same day the suspects robbed a 7/11 at the 5900 block of Singleton Boulevard. Police said the men were armed with an assault rifle and handgun and stole cash, cigarettes and cigars.

Hunter is currently in jail on an another capital murder charge from Sunday, Oct. 30.

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