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Rasheed Ali, a local truck backhoe owner of Plantation Road, Valencia, was shot dead in his yard around 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Police reports indicate that Ali may have been targeted in an extortion attempt. Authorities were told that he had refused to pay money demanded by unknown individuals. In the days prior to the shooting, substances were reportedly poured into the fuel tanks of his vehicles, suggesting a possible escalation of threats.

Homicide investigators from the Valencia Police District responded to the scene at approximately 10:45 p.m..