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Police are searching for a killer after an apparent robbery in the city's Sheraden neighborhood ended with gunfire.Authorities say someone tried to rob the Allendale Market on Allendale Street at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, and the shopkeeper, Darryl Terry, was killed after police say he tried to fight back.VIDEO: Watch Bob Hazen's reportTerry, 50, tried to run outside for safety after the gunman fired one shot inside the store. Terry's body was found in the street in front of his store.Family members say Terry had been a businessman all his life, and opened the store about one month ago. He wasn't worried about safety in the neighborhood."He didn't have no worries," Terry's brother Antonio Terry told WTAE. "He didn't think anything like this would come about."The victim had five children and split time between living in Pittsburgh and in Florida."People in this area, they love him," his brother said. "If there is anything you needed, you come to him and he'd give it to you. That's just the type of person he was.""We're told it's a black male between the ages of 18 and 23," Pittsburgh Public Safety spokeswoman Sonya Toler said about the shooter. "He's 5-9 with a thin build, with dreads or braids in his hair and possibly glasses, dark skinned."A man who lives nearby said he heard the gunshot then saw the fatal shots."I opened up my door and I seen a fellow standing on the sidewalk. He took another shot, and Darryl fell down," the witness said. "And the dude ran up behind him, laid about four or five more into him, and then took off running up the alleyway."Police say a woman who witnessed the attack tried to call for help and was shot. She was able to drive to Chartiers Avenue at Windgap, where first responders found her inside her vehicle."She was doing what anyone is encouraged to do if they see a crime -- report it to 911," Toler said.The woman was rushed to Allegheny General Hospital, where she listed in critical condition.Police on Monday said another person was shot in Sheraden shortly after the murder, but it's not clear if it's connected to the Allendale attack. One man was shot in the hand along Jeffers Street in what appears to be a robbery.Officials say they plan to bring in an extra patrol and use drug and vice units to crack down on a rash of violent crimes in the neighborhood.A suspect has not been identified by homicide detectives yet. Anyone with information is asked to call police at 412-323-7161. Anonymous calls will be accepted.