CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Gulf War veteran has been sentenced to life in prison for the 2022 shooting death of a North Side liquor store owner, according to court documents.

The shooting happened at J and K Food and Liquor in the West Rogers Park neighborhood on the evening of October 17, 2022.

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Sean Dunnavant , a man in his 50s, entered the store and pulled out a handgun while demanding money, police said.

Salim Khamo, a 66-year-old grandfather, was shot in the chest. Chicago Fire Department crews took him to St. Francis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Dunnavant fled the store but left a cell phone at the scene. Police also said surveillance video from the store was one of the keys helping them to find the suspect.

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