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In August 2023, Otano was found guilty of the armed kidnapping of Jose Ortega-Gutierrez, a man known to police and considered a nuisance by shopkeepers at a Hialeah strip mall.
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
In the city of Bukavu in eastern Congo, Alain Mukumiro argues in a small wooden hut with a shopkeeper who refuses to take his money.
—Janvier Barhahiga, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2025
White men kidnapped, tortured, shot, and dumped him in a river for whistling at a white shopkeeper.
—Debbie Elliott, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Indeed, the staff is so friendly and attentive that even a shopkeeper in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, commented on their reputation for excellence.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 22 Aug. 2025
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Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
In the city of Bukavu in eastern Congo, Alain Mukumiro argues in a small wooden hut with a shopkeeper who refuses to take his money.
—Janvier Barhahiga, Arkansas Online, 29 Aug. 2025
White men kidnapped, tortured, shot, and dumped him in a river for whistling at a white shopkeeper.
—Debbie Elliott, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
Indeed, the staff is so friendly and attentive that even a shopkeeper in Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada, commented on their reputation for excellence.
—Jeri Clausing, AFAR Media, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Shopkeeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shopkeeper. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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shopkeeper
noun
shop·keep·er
ˈshäp-ˌkē-pər 
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