A vigil was held outside of JQ’s Barbershop in Puyallup where the owner of the barbershop, Jose Velez, was killed around 5 p.m. Wednesday. Puyallup police are still looking for the suspect in this shooting. Customers, friends and owners of neighboring businesses came to leave flowers, all of them telling stories of Jose’s kindness. The barber’s pole turned outside JQ’s Barbershop, but the curtains were closed. "It's just heart-wrenching,” said Shelby McDonald who works for the business right next to the barbershop. McDonald brought flowers to remember Jose. “He was super helpful when anything went wrong. Being right next door we saw him on a daily basis,” she said. Customers who came to the storefront to grieve said Velez gave a voice to minority communities and helped young entrepreneurs. “He was more than a mentor, he was a brother to me,” said Hasune Mawlood. After dozens of rejections, Jose gave Hasune a job at his shop. Hasune was 16 at the time. “With high school, grades weren’t good. He said 'You can’t work here if your grades aren’t good', so I got my grades up,” said Hasune. Now at 19, Hasune owns his own barbershop in Tacoma, he credits his success to Jose. Jose was a father, husband and the owner of JQ’s Barbershop. He gave haircuts to those who couldn’t afford one. And he spent time mentoring budding barbers like Hasune. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/friends-remember-jose-velez-puyallup-barbershop/281-1d481643-053e-40bd-95b8-c7904170cdbf