The family of a 26-year-old woman shot and killed recently while working inside a Circle K is seeking legislation to protect other service employees.

“Proposed as Taylor’s Law, this regulation would mandate employers to protect their employees with safety barriers such as bulletproof or thick heavy-duty plastic, especially for those working the late hours,” reads the Change.org petition posted by Taylor Boldosser North’s aunt, Kimberly Boldosser Jones.

“These barriers would serve as a deterrent for potential offenders and a protection for our workers.”

Deputies with the Madison County Sheriff’s office responded just before 8 p.m. on Feb. 1 to the scene of a shooting at the Circle K at 1006 Harvest Road in Harvest, according to a previous release.

Officials said North was at work at the time of the incident and was pronounced dead on the scene.

Witnesses said a man entered the business, walked up to the counter and shot the clerk, as AL.com reported previously.

Jahree Daiquan Williams, 21, was located a short distance away from the scene and was taken in for questioning and later charged with murder.

MCSO officials said they have not determined a motive in the shooting. Williams and North did not know each other.

“On that tragic evening, a man walked into her workplace, approached the counter, shot her in the face, and walked out without uttering a word,” the petition reads.

“An act of unspeakable cruelty that extinguished a brilliant life and left two horrified eyewitnesses. Taylor was the victim of a grave act of violence where she should have been safe – at work.”

North leaves behind a 5-year-old son.

“Every year, too many lives are lost, and countless others endure traumatic experiences in retail settings,” the petition reads.

“In 2019, the Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that the retail sector had a higher employee victimization rate than other industries (Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2019).”

It continues, “we must do more to protect our workers and prevent senseless tragedies like Taylor’s.”