Last Friday, News 12 Brooklyn reported that the family of slain clothing store owner Mohamed Gebeli, along with State Senator Marty Golden – who is a retired NYPD officer, and local business owner Habib Joudeh, gathered in front of Valentino Fashion [7718 5th Ave] to renew the call for neighbors to help in the search for a suspect.

Police say they still have no leads and no one has come forward with any information.

Joudeh, the owner of Pharmacy On Fifth [6914 5th Ave] who had joined Senator Golden in amassing a $10,000 reward for information leading to a break in the Gebeli murder case, expressed the community’s condolences, and along with Golden, made it clear that the murderer must be brought to justice.

“His life was cut short and now we must make sure that justice is served, and he did not die in vain,” Golden told reporters.

“Mohammed was a friend and we all lost him,” Joudeh said as he, as well as Gebeli family and friends pledged to continue to seek answers.

An incoming 911 call on July 6, alerted police to 65-year-old clothier Mohamed Gebeli, whom friends reportedly found unconscious on the floor of Valentino Fashion, which Gebeli had owned and operated for four years.