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Father Of 2 Parkland Shooting Survivors Is Shot And Killed In Robbery

Ayub Ali was working at his Florida convenience store when a man with a gun walked in. Two of his four kids were in class during the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February.
Ayub Ali, 61, was fatally shot during a robbery at Aunt Molly's Food Store in North Lauderdale, Fla. on Tuesday.

The father of two students who survived the Parkland school shooting in February was himself fatally shot Tuesday while working at his convenience store.

Ayub Ali, 61, was restocking shelves at Aunt Molly's Food Store in

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