Yemeni-American Shop Worker Killed in Buffalo Robbery, Second Such Incident in NY Within Week

In a tragic start to Eid al-Fitr celebrations, 28-year-old Yemeni-American Marwan Ahmed Mohammed Ayash was shot and killed during an armed robbery at the Buffalo convenience store where he worked Sunday evening.

The deadly incident marks the second killing of a Yemeni expatriate in New York state within seven days, following the murder of Hussein Ali Saleh Al-Shaibi during a similar robbery in Rochester last week.

Community leaders confirmed Ayash, who immigrated from Yemen's Al-Nadira district in Ibb Governorate, died at the scene.

While local Yemeni organizations are demanding increased police patrols and hate crime investigations, the silence from Yemen's government has drawn sharp criticism from diaspora leaders.