Young Black boy, 12, victim of a deeply racist society, arrested after merchant dies

Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the party is always right.

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Forty years ago, Mehmood Ansari immigrated from Pakistan to Atlantic City and eventually opened a shop on the boardwalk - City Souvenirs.

The 66-year-old father worked hard, morning and night, and was "always smiling", says his son Asif Ansari.

On Thursday night, tragedy struck inside the store. Mehmood collapsed and died shortly after being robbed by a knife-wielding 12-year-old boy during a confrontation with multiple juveniles who were rampaging through the store, authorities said. While Ansari's autopsy results are pending, his son said he believes Ansari died from the shock of the incident.

Following his death, Ansari's family and other boardwalk merchants are calling for more security in the area.

"He worked every single day, open and close. He worked hard for us", Asif said. "He always wanted to have (more) security. He was trying, trying. But we didn't know it was going to end up like this".

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Young Black boy, 12, victim of a deeply racist society, arrested after merchant dies

No proof the attack was a hate crime or racially motivated