Election Night 2020,
when all eyes were glued on the returns,
Greensboro police were focused
elsewhere as someone opened fire
outside a fine dining restaurant,
killing the owner of Mark's
restaurant and friends held a
vigil for Mark Friedman this week.
His death left a huge hole
in the community and a family
grieving yet again. Mark
Friedman was on course to slow down.
He was the guy next door.
That was friendly. Who was happy?
Who loved what he did,
he would have been a year away from
retiring from a career that came
calling early in life. This is when
he's young and he's just starting
to learn how to cook in a restaurant
instead of preparing for his golden years,
his sister is looking back at his life.
This was the first time Robin
Friedman had been inside of his
Greensboro home since his murder.
She lives in Washington state.
The distance helps her cope.
I need to not focus on this day
in and day out. Because it would
really tear my family apart, her
family left devastated after Mark
was shot and killed outside of
his business marks restaurant
after closing on election night,
his girlfriend of nearly 15 years
found him bleeding in his car.
Or her called a 911 is too
heartbreaking to share.
It's hard to look at the parking lot
where the restaurant was where he spent.
So many hours and blood,
sweat and tears. To know that's
where he took his last breath, the
family struck by tragedy twice in 2014,
a car hit and killed their mother while
crossing the street. He want to say
goodbye to. Your family members.
You want to help ease them into
whatever awaits us after this life.
You want to have closure
and some Peace of Mind.
And unfortunately I haven't.
I wasn't able to do that with
my brother or my mother. Police
are still looking for the killer who
took the life of the well known chef.
The owner of three Triad
restaurants over 40 years,
then Republican presidential nominee
George W Bush dined at marks on Westover
during a campaign stop in 2000.
The accolades remain online.
His personality etched on customers.
Sometimes I didn't know if I could.
If I should take him seriously
with his sense of humor.
He was just always joking.
His food left a lasting impression.
Longtime Triad restaurant critic
John Batchelor wasn't just a fan,
but also a friend,
quite a personality.
He just he loved cooking.
He loved talking about food and wine.
He enjoyed what he did and I
certainly enjoyed what he did.
But I miss him and Mrs restaurant
Nonpaying customers felt his
love to mark his amazing mark,
volunteered for a simple gesture,
a nonprofit that feeds
the hungry for 35 years.
He spent his Thanksgivings preparing
thousands of meals for people in need.
On Thanksgiving morning,
he would be at the Colosseum,
getting everything together for the
rest of the community and a lot of
people aren't sunshine at three and
four in the morning, and he was.
He was just the life of the party.
He was born and raised in Ohio,
but his true home was the triad.
He was very committed to living
here. He loved Greensboro.
He could have gone and done well anywhere.
He was a real talent. He lived
a life of creating special
memories with US food,
volunteer work and friendships.
But he never got to live his
final chapter. I'm angry.
He should be at work today.
He should be doing what he loves to do.
Maybe play golf in the morning.
His golf clubs shouldn't be full of dust.
He didn't deserve this.
Greensboro police are looking
for a suspect with a stocky
build who was captured on poor
quality surveillance video.
The Crime Stoppers reward
went up this week to $30,000.