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Flowers and candles now line the path Joe Moses took for the last 35 years as he went to work inside his store.

“I’m going to miss my Dad.  I’m going to miss him,” said Moses’ daughter Jucinda Moses-Brisco.

Saturday morning someone beat the 70-year-old store owner to death, reportedly with a cash register.

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Joe Moses spoke to 11 News in 2007 about being a robbery victim.

It’s just the latest violent attack inside a Houston convenience store.

On Monday, the Houston City Council Public Safety committee took the next step in getting a new law on the books.

“I think this is a great opportunity. It’s going to resolve a lot of problems,” said Councilmember Adrian Garcia.

The ordinance requires every convenience store owner to register their business. The process would be free and each worker must go through safety training. There must also be at least two color surveillance cameras inside the store.

The key word is visibility.

That’s something, police say, that wasn’t evident in Moses’ shop.

They say that in addition to blurred windows, the surveillance cameras weren’t working on Saturday.

Would working cameras have made a difference?  No one knows, but they could have helped.

“I hate my Dad had to be a victim I’m sure there were other cries before this one,” said Moses-Briscoe. “Hey, if it’s going to help the next person then somebody else’s dad or mother can be saved.”

Right now though, Jucinda is focusing on her family and getting through the next few days.

Saturday, she’ll bury both of her parents.

Right now police don’t have any leads and no suspects.

If you have any information call police or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS (8477).