POMPANO BEACH, Fla. — It’s been more than three months since Sayf Abdelaziz was shot to death at a Pompano Beach smoke shop.
On Monday, the Broward Sheriff’s Office announced that Georgia authorities arrested Claurry Paul, 25, in connection with the 27-year-old’s murder.
He was arrested at an apartment in metro Atlanta and taken to the DeKalb County, Georgia jail.
The murder happened at Fire Up Smoke Shop at 1251 E. Sample Road, a business that is owned by Abdelaziz and his family.
In April, Local 10 News sat down with Abdelaziz’s family.
His brother said just after midnight, a man, whom deputies identified as Paul, walked in and shot Abdelaziz.
“My brother didn’t even see it coming; he got shot in the back of the head,” said Hussein Abdelaziz.
The two were closing up shop together that night, he said.
It was a single shot that killed Abdelaziz.
The shooter didn’t rob the store, didn’t say anything, and ran out.
The family put up a $60,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.
Right now, it is not known if a tip led police to Paul, who will eventually be extradited back to Broward County.
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