Britt Prawat

And despite his family trying to stay by his side every possible second, they still had a business to run. The store was their livelihood. So just a few days after the shooting, Javid's brother Muhammad reopened. But rather than handing out products to customers who kept the store so busy, he found himself on the receiving end.

A steady tide of customers came to the shop offering him flowers and cards, lighting candles and leaving gifts and teddy bears outside.

A steady tide of customers came to the shop offering him flowers and cards, lighting candles and leaving gifts and teddy bears outside.

A steady tide of customers came to the shop offering him flowers and cards, lighting candles and leaving gifts and teddy bears outside.

Community members held fundraisers for the family like bake sales and car washes and gathered one night for a crowded candlelight vigil where they shared stories of just how kind Jeffy had been to them over the years and reminded his wife and kids how much their neighborhood cared about him.

Community members held fundraisers for the family like bake sales and car washes and gathered one night for a crowded candlelight vigil where they shared stories of just how kind Jeffy had been to them over the years and reminded his wife and kids how much their neighborhood cared about him.

Community members held fundraisers for the family like bake sales and car washes and gathered one night for a crowded candlelight vigil where they shared stories of just how kind Jeffy had been to them over the years and reminded his wife and kids how much their neighborhood cared about him.

It was cold comfort for his family, though, especially his wife, Rafia, who was distraught with grief and guilt. See, on any other night, Rafia would probably have been at work with her husband. She often joined him at the store to help out, but she'd stayed home that night because she wasn't feeling well.

It was cold comfort for his family, though, especially his wife, Rafia, who was distraught with grief and guilt. See, on any other night, Rafia would probably have been at work with her husband. She often joined him at the store to help out, but she'd stayed home that night because she wasn't feeling well.

It was cold comfort for his family, though, especially his wife, Rafia, who was distraught with grief and guilt. See, on any other night, Rafia would probably have been at work with her husband. She often joined him at the store to help out, but she'd stayed home that night because she wasn't feeling well.

Detectives learned that Javid and Rafia had gotten married in the late 90s after Javid had moved into the United States from Pakistan following Rafia, who'd come a few years earlier. They'd met through a family connection when Rafia was back home for a visit, and they'd fallen madly in love.

Detectives learned that Javid and Rafia had gotten married in the late 90s after Javid had moved into the United States from Pakistan following Rafia, who'd come a few years earlier. They'd met through a family connection when Rafia was back home for a visit, and they'd fallen madly in love.

Detectives learned that Javid and Rafia had gotten married in the late 90s after Javid had moved into the United States from Pakistan following Rafia, who'd come a few years earlier. They'd met through a family connection when Rafia was back home for a visit, and they'd fallen madly in love.

Rafia actually told a reporter for the Hartford Courant that their romance was such a whirlwind that she was the one to propose to Javid. In the years since they'd settled in Connecticut, Javid and Rafia had twins, a boy and a girl, who were about six at the time of the shooting. Javid owned the one-stop and worked there day in and day out, his young son often helping out.

Rafia actually told a reporter for the Hartford Courant that their romance was such a whirlwind that she was the one to propose to Javid. In the years since they'd settled in Connecticut, Javid and Rafia had twins, a boy and a girl, who were about six at the time of the shooting. Javid owned the one-stop and worked there day in and day out, his young son often helping out.

Rafia actually told a reporter for the Hartford Courant that their romance was such a whirlwind that she was the one to propose to Javid. In the years since they'd settled in Connecticut, Javid and Rafia had twins, a boy and a girl, who were about six at the time of the shooting. Javid owned the one-stop and worked there day in and day out, his young son often helping out.

Rafia told The Current reporter that the two would read the Quran together between customers. Rafia also told The Current that even though she was wrangling two young kids at home and had been badly hurt in a car accident a few years earlier, she helped out at the store to spend time with her husband whenever she could.

Rafia told The Current reporter that the two would read the Quran together between customers. Rafia also told The Current that even though she was wrangling two young kids at home and had been badly hurt in a car accident a few years earlier, she helped out at the store to spend time with her husband whenever she could.

Rafia told The Current reporter that the two would read the Quran together between customers. Rafia also told The Current that even though she was wrangling two young kids at home and had been badly hurt in a car accident a few years earlier, she helped out at the store to spend time with her husband whenever she could.

But that night, Javid had encouraged her to stay home and rest, and she'd taken his advice. Rafia told that reporter that she kept replaying that decision in her mind, wondering if she would have been able to protect her husband if she'd been there, or maybe she would have been able to do something, like at least been able to identify his attackers.