The family of 24-year-old Khalil Abdulkarim Atiyyeh was devastated when news of their son’s death reached his hometown of Southern Juba.

Atiyyeh, who resides and works in Angola, was killed as thieves broke into his office. He tried to resist and block their way when he was shot and his office ransacked and robbed.

Angolan police is currently conducting the necessary investigations in an attempt to locate and detain the culprits behind the attack.