Friends of Javier Osorio-Mejia like Andre Saunders said they're in disbelief the 31-year-old was killed in what police sources believe may have been a robbery-gone-wrong.

“He was a very loved guy, a very well-respected guy. No problems,” Saunders said. “He was a good person. He wasn’t involved in no foul stuff. He wasn’t disliked. He was a humble dude. A good dude.”

Police said around 5:15 a.m. Tuesday, the victim was traveling from a club in Queens back home to Bayonne, New Jersey.

Sources said he pulled over on Greene Street between Grand and Broome in SoHo to urinate.

That’s where the robbery took place.

“It’s unreal even hearing the news. I had to visually come here and see what was going on for myself,” said Osorio-Mejia's friend "Pop."

Police sources believe Osorio-Mejia may have been followed by the robbers from the club.

After he got out, they say he was shot in the leg.

He was sent to Bellevue Hospital where he died.

“It’s kind of wild,” said Adam Sanders, who passed by the scene on Tuesday.

People like Sanders said they’re shocked the murder happened in SoHo, along the cobblestoned streets, lined with ritzy high-end stores.

The latest NYPD crime data shows there were two shootings in the 1st Precinct so far this year, which includes SoHo. The data does not include Tuesday's shooting. 

Last year, there were none.

“Situations like this are prime examples of our government needing to step in so there’s a little bit more control and restrictions when it comes to people being able to access guns,” Sanders said.

Friends said Osorio-Mejia was a popular sneaker reseller and owned the store Vault 134 on Orchard Street about a half-mile away from the crime scene.

Friends gathered where the store was once located, lighting candles in his memory.

Saunders said the 31-year-old was about to sign a lease on a new store and reopen in time for back-to-school shopping.

“He was a king in that world,” Saunders said.

Now, a memory of the business they built together, near the same spot where Osorio-Mejia died, is tainted.

"We’ve slept in front of that same store, camping out waiting for sneakers. I’ve slept in the same car with this man more times than I can count,” Saunders said.

It's unclear what may have been stolen by the robbers.

Anyone with information is asked to reach out to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.