WITH THE GOAL OF SPREADING LIGHT IN THE COMMUNITY. WELL, THE TRIAL FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A PORT SAINT LUCIE STORE CLERK BEGINS TODAY. THIS IS AN UPDATE TO A STORY THAT WE HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING SINCE JUNE OF LAST YEAR. POLICE SAY ALEX LOPEZ SHOT 51 YEAR OLD RATED SHAHIDI. HE WAS WORKING AT THE CONVENIENCE STORE IN LEESBURG. SHE HADI WAS A HUSBAND AND FATHER OF FIVE, AND YOU CAN SEE A PICTURE OF THE FAMILY RIGHT THERE. WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT THE TRIAL WILL BEGIN. THE MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING THAT STORE CLERK AT A PORT SAINT LUCIE, ALEX LOPEZ, FACING MURDER AND ARM
Trial begins for Alex Lopez, accused of killing Port St. Lucie store owner
Updated: 12:56 PM EST Dec 15, 2025
A trial for a man accused of killing a Port St. Lucie convenience store owner in Central Florida began on Monday.Alex Lopez, 26, is accused of shooting and killing Raied “Ray” Shihadeh of Port St. Lucie at Shihadeh’s convenience store in Leesburg on May 30, 2024.Lopez is charged with first-degree murder, robbery with a firearm, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon and possession of a concealed weapon while engaged in a criminal offense.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsLopez pleaded not guilty to the charges.Surveillance video shows a man enter the store, point a gun, and shoot Shihadeh, who was behind a counter.Lopez was identified as the gunman and was taken into custody in the Kissimmee area by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on June 26, 2024. He was arrested on June 28, 2024, by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
TAVARES, Fla. —
A trial for a man accused of killing a Port St. Lucie convenience store owner in Central Florida began on Monday.
Alex Lopez, 26, is accused of shooting and killing Raied “Ray” Shihadeh of Port St. Lucie at Shihadeh’s convenience store in Leesburg on May 30, 2024.
Leesburg Police Department
Alex Lopez is accused of murdering convenience store owner Raied “Ray” Shihadeh from Port St. Lucie in Leesburg in May 2024.
Lopez is charged with first-degree murder, robbery with a firearm, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon and possession of a concealed weapon while engaged in a criminal offense.
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Lopez pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Surveillance video shows a man enter the store, point a gun, and shoot Shihadeh, who was behind a counter.
Lopez was identified as the gunman and was taken into custody in the Kissimmee area by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement on June 26, 2024.
He was arrested on June 28, 2024, by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.